capital asset
English
Noun
capital asset (plural capital assets)
- (accounting) An asset that is recorded on a balance sheet as capital - that is, property that creates more property, such as a factory that creates shoes, or a forest that yields a quantity of wood.
- (finance) An asset in the sense of accounting, but also including financial assets such as stocks or bonds.
Further reading
- “capital assets”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- “capital assets” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “capital assets” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “capital asset” (US) / “capital asset” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.