Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capital-intensive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: cap-i-tal-in-ten-sive
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

Example Sentences

"Petroleum is the most productive and capital-intensive industry while apparel is the least productive and least capital intensive."

Inflected Forms

more capital-intensive (comparative) most capital-intensive (superlative) capital intensive (alternative)

Antonyms

labor-intensive work-intensive

Questions

What does capital-intensive mean?: Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

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