Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities.

A city that is a seat of government.

plural of capital city

(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.

(economics) An increase in the value of a capital asset / (business, finance) An amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner.

(accounting) An asset that is recorded on a balance sheet as capital - that is, property that creates more property, such as a factory that creates shoes, or a forest that yields a quantity of wood.