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capital expenditure

NOUN
fixed asset expense
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The logistics provider’s larger planned capital expenditure is likely to enhance its operating efficiency and strengthen global service capabilities, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Amazon has projected capital expenditure of around $200 billion this year, largely on AI data centers.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

In the original resolution, the shareholders called on BP to take a tighter approach to capital expenditure and to offer disclosure that showed how investment decisions promoted disciplined allocation of capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Even amid worries about rising capital expenditure and lower prospective returns, the return on equity for these stocks remains high, with earnings revisions more positive than for any other sector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The railway also shows a fair return on the capital expenditure, the surplus after defraying all working expenses being �56,000 in 1905-1906 and �76,000 in 1906-1907.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various