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cap·i·tal-in·ten·sive | \ ˈka-pə-tᵊl- in-ˈten(t)-siv 
, ˈkap-tᵊl- \
, ˈkap-tᵊl- \Definition of capital-intensive
: having a high capital cost per unit of output especially : requiring greater expenditure in the form of capital than of labor
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capital-intensive
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of capital-intensive
business : requiring the payment or investment of a very large amount of money
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