capital-intensive
See also: capital intensive
English
Alternative forms
- capital intensive
Adjective
capital-intensive (comparative more capital-intensive, superlative most capital-intensive)
- Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.
- 1999 Karen Parker, Albert Fishlow - Growing Apart: The Causes and Consequences of Global Wage Inequality
- Petroleum is the most productive and capital-intensive industry while apparel is the least productive and least capital intensive.
- 1999 Karen Parker, Albert Fishlow - Growing Apart: The Causes and Consequences of Global Wage Inequality
Antonyms
- labor-intensive, work-intensive
Translations
needing large capital expenditure
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