Phrase guide

capital expenditure

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Funds that are spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: capital expense, CAPEX

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the cost of long-term improvements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cost

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: despesa de capital — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本支出 /资本支出 — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Finnish: pääomameno — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • French: dépenses d'investissement — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • German: Investitionsausgaben — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Irish: caiteachas caipitiúil — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Polish: nakłady inwestycyjne — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Russian: капита́льные затра́ты (kapitálʹnyje zatráty) — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Russian: капзатра́ты (kapzatráty) — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Spanish: capital desembolsado — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset
  • Thai: รายจ่ายประเภททุน — funds spent by a company to acquire or upgrade a long-term asset