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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

"Producers of capital goods, including those manufacturing defence equipment, are in particular benefiting," said the economy ministry in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The possible beneficiaries include companies in the industrials, capital goods and tech hardware sectors, particularly in manufacturing, aerospace and automation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

Production in durable goods, which are more exposed to export tariffs, decreased in September, but increased for energy and capital goods, Eurostat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

XI; contrasted with artificial capital goods, 178-179, 188-190.

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