Noun
capital investment (plural capital investments)
(business, accounting) Money that is spent on permanent assets (fixed assets) of a business, as opposed to operating expenses.
Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. Ann Macbeth
It was nice to think that the key to feeding nine billion people was to measure return on investment by maximizing calories and minimizing misery, instead of minimizing capital investment and maximizing retained earnings to shareholders. Cory Doctorow
Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included. Major Owens
I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs. Ed Rendell
The notion that advertising was a sort of corporate luxury, to be indulged in where there are no demands left over, now seems archaic and quaint. Businessmen are increasingly inclined to view the appropriation as a true capital investment – as much so as a new plant. Neil Fligstein
When the students are occupied, they're not juvenile delinquents. I believe that education is a capital investment. Arlen Specter