"capital good" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: capital goods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} capital good (plural capital goods)
  1. (economics, chiefly in the plural) A durable item that is used in the production of other goods or services. Wikipedia link: capital good Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Economics Synonyms: producers' good Related terms: means of production Translations (Translations): pääomahyödyke (Finnish), tuotantohyödyke (Finnish), bien d’équipement [masculine] (French), bien de production [masculine] (French), საწარმო საშუალებები (sac̣armo sašualebebi) (Georgian), კაპიტალური კეთილდღეობა (ḳaṗiṭaluri ḳetildɣeoba) (Georgian), fjárfestingarvörur [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), dobro kapitałowe [neuter] (Polish), сре́дство произво́дства (srédstvo proizvódstva) [neuter] (Russian), капита́льное бла́го (kapitálʹnoje blágo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-capital_good-en-noun-W9spMsW6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: economics, science, sciences

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