capital goods

plural noun

Examples of capital goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Household and personal products represented the only positive subsector while energy services, basic materials, and capital goods were among the worst-performing subsectors. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 The biggest contributing factors are purchased goods and services (30 percent), upstream transport (25 percent) and capital goods (21 percent). Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2024 Amazon also saw a 13 percent drop in emissions stemming from capital goods last year, as noticed by Bloomberg. Justine Calma, The Verge, 10 July 2024 All the while, restrictions on bringing capital goods into the country continue to exacerbate the already serious lack of factory machinery and farm equipment. Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2018 See all Example Sentences for capital goods 

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of capital goods was in 1896

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“Capital goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20goods. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.

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