capital goods
machines and tools used in the production of other goods (contrasted with consumer goods).
Origin of capital goods
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How to use capital goods in a sentence
They heard the door open, and old Tom laughing in a capital good temper, and then Dandy came down, evidently full of ship's rum.
Evan Harrington, Complete | George MeredithHe was also a capital good fellow, industrious and cultivated and refined, and full of self‑respect.
The Martian | George Du MaurierWe could divide our speakers and thus fill in the entire two weeks between Chicago and Cincinnati with capital good work.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) | Ida Husted HarperI've known plenty of people straight as a die, and capital good fellows.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)If a savage wants fish and makes the rudest net with which to catch them, he makes what is a capital good.
Essentials of Economic Theory | John Bates Clark
British Dictionary definitions for capital goods
economics goods that are themselves utilized in the production of other goods rather than being sold to consumers: Also called: producer goods Compare consumer goods
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Cultural definitions for capital goods
Goods used in the production of commodities; producers' goods. (Compare consumer goods.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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