capital goods

plural noun

: capital entry 3 sense 1a(1)

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Instead of deciding how to divide time between tutoring and food delivery—or resources between computers and automobiles—a nation must decide how to allocate its limited resources between consumer goods and capital goods. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026 The bank retained an overweight recommendation on North Asia, favoring South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China's domestic A-share market, alongside technology hardware, capital goods and banks. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 June 2026 Goldman Sachs wrote in a note this week that capital goods will experience the largest increase in representation, and semis and semi-equipment will continue to carry the largest weight in the index (17%) followed by tech hardware (10%). — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Though both models belong to the world of advanced manufacturing and complex capital goods, they're governed by radically different economic and industrial logics. — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capital goods

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of capital goods was in 1896

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“Capital goods.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20goods. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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