capital account
noun
a business account stating the owner's or shareholder's interest in the assets.
capital accounts, Accounting.
accounts showing the net worth in a business enterprise.
Origin of capital account
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby capital account
capillatus,
capillus,
capistration,
capita,
capital,
capital account,
capital allowance,
capital asset,
capital assets,
capital budget,
capital expenditure
British Dictionary definitions for capital account
capital account
noun
economics
that part of a balance of payments composed of movements of capital and international loans and grants
Compare current account (def. 2)
accounting
a financial statement showing the net value of a company at a specified date. It is defined as total assets minus total liabilities and represents ownership interests
US
an account of fixed assets