capital goods

plural noun

: capital entry 3 sense 1a(1)

Examples of capital goods in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The European Commission’s requirement of a 40% reduction in emissions from new heavy-duty vehicles by 2030 also risks handing Chinese manufacturers an opening, according to Daniela Costa, Goldman Sachs’ head of European capital goods research. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Instead of deciding how to divide time between tutoring and food delivery—or resources between computers and automobiles—a nation must decide how to allocate its limited resources between consumer goods and capital goods. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

The bank retained an overweight recommendation on North Asia, favoring South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and China's domestic A-share market, alongside technology hardware, capital goods and banks. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 June 2026

Though both models belong to the world of advanced manufacturing and complex capital goods, they're governed by radically different economic and industrial logics. — Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for capital goods

• backwoods
• childhoods
• falsehoods
• flatwoods
• hardwoods
• priesthoods
• redwoods
• softwoods
• brotherhoods
• cottonwoods
• likelihoods
• livelihoods