Noun: capital account 'ka-pi-t(u)l u'kawnt
- (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
"The country's capital account showed a surplus due to increased foreign investment"
- (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
"The accountant prepared the capital account statement for the fiscal year end"
Derived forms: capital accounts
Type of: account, account statement, accounting
Part of: balance of international payments, balance of payments
Encyclopedia: Capital account