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capital-intensive

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

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

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 資本密集 /资本密集 (zīběn mìjí) — needing large capital expenditure
  • Danish: kapitalkrævende — needing large capital expenditure
  • Estonian: kapitalimahukas — needing large capital expenditure
  • Finnish: pääomavaltainen — needing large capital expenditure
  • Finnish: pääomaintensiivinen — needing large capital expenditure
  • German: kapitalintensiv — needing large capital expenditure
  • Greek: εντάσεως κεφαλαίου (entáseos kefalaíou) — needing large capital expenditure
  • Greek: έντασης κεφαλαίου (éntasis kefalaíou) — needing large capital expenditure
  • Hungarian: tőkeigényes — needing large capital expenditure
  • Polish: kapitałochłonny — needing large capital expenditure
  • Portuguese: de capital intensivo — needing large capital expenditure
  • Russian: капиталоёмкий (kapitalojómkij) — needing large capital expenditure
  • Swedish: kapitalkrävande — needing large capital expenditure
  • Ukrainian: капіталомістки́й (kapitalomistkýj) — needing large capital expenditure
  • Ukrainian: капіталоє́мний (kapitalojémnyj) — needing large capital expenditure