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Noun: capital expenditure  'ka-pi-t(u)l ik'spen-di-chu(r)
  1. The cost of long-term improvements
    "The factory's expansion was a major capital expenditure for the company";
    - capex

Derived forms: capital expenditures

Type of: cost

Encyclopedia: Capital expenditure