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

Prices of nonfuel industrial supplies and materials, as well as consumer goods, more than offset lower prices for capital goods and foods, feeds and beverages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

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

Professor Clark, with his distinction between "capital" and "capital goods," has shown how economic value may undergo constant transformation, as to its physical embodiment, and yet remain generically the same.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Anderson, Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester)