capital goods

NOUN

materials used in the production of goods

Synonyms

WEAK

assets available funds available means available resources black-ink items capital capitalization cash flow financial resources liquid assets pluses producer goods stock in trade

Example Sentences

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Prices surged early this year for capital goods.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The losers are sectors that depend on oil as an input, such as capital goods manufacturers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

China’s previous economic transformation left the country with a voracious appetite for commodities, cars, and capital goods.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Indicators point to weaker consumer confidence, slower car sales, moderated loan growth, softer capital goods imports and budget disbursement delays, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

The analogy between the returns from land and those from a self-perpetuating series of made capital goods is in this particular complete.

From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates