capital-intensive
adjective
cap·i·tal-in·ten·sive
ˈka-pə-tᵊl- in-ˈten(t)-siv 
ˈkap-tᵊl-
: having a high capital cost per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure in the form of capital than of labor
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Less capital-intensive businesses usually benefit less from incremental sales.
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
These are quite capital-intensive investments, capital-intensive projects.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
New cement plants are also capital-intensive and require extensive fundraising to construct.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The capital-intensive industry is unlikely to yield results in years, if not decades, because geological data are either limited or classified.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
These are quite capital-intensive investments, capital-intensive projects.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
New cement plants are also capital-intensive and require extensive fundraising to construct.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The capital-intensive industry is unlikely to yield results in years, if not decades, because geological data are either limited or classified.
—Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for capital-intensive
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“Capital-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital-intensive. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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