(accounting) An account in the net worth section of the balance sheet of an entity such as sole proprietorships and partnerships. In this context, the "capital account" (or, in cases of more than one owner, the "sum of all individual capital accounts") is the residual difference between total assets minus total liabilities, or the "net worth" of the entity. The term should not be confused with similar terms such as "working capital," "capital asset," "capital expenditure," and "capital lease."

Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities.

A city that is a seat of government.

plural of capital city

(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership and free market.

(finance) The market for long-term securities, including the stock market and the bond market.

(business, accounting) A financial metric that is a measure of current assets of a business that exceeds its liabilities and can be applied to its operation

plural of capital market

(finance) The total market value of the equity in a publicly traded entity.

(economics) A decrease in the value of a capital asset / (business, finance) An amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.