capital goods

plural noun

Examples of capital goods in a Sentence

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One is new orders for consumer goods, and another is orders for non-defense capital goods. Russ Wiles, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025 Orders for civilian capital goods were up by 29.4 percent. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 European equities have stronger representation in sectors considered more resilient to tariffs, including capital goods, which manufacture goods that are sold in the United States, according to UBS. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson said in a March 31 note to clients that the most tariff-sensitive sectors are consumer discretionary, tech hardware and capital goods. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for capital goods

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 May. 2025.

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