capital goods
plural noun Economics.
machines and tools used in the production of other goods (contrasted with consumer goods).
Origin of capital goods
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby capital goods
Example sentences from the Web for capital goods
What is here important is the fact that it is in the main accomplished without entailing transfers of capital-goods.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays |Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for capital goods
capital goods
pl n
economics
goods that are themselves utilized in the production of other goods rather than being sold to consumers
Also called: producer goods Compare consumer goods
Cultural definitions for capital goods
capital goods
Goods used in the production of commodities; producers' goods. (Compare consumer goods.)