working capital
noun
: capital actively turned over in or available for use in the course of business activity:
a
: the excess of current assets over current liabilities
b
: all capital of a business except that invested in capital assets
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Tariffs must be paid before goods are released, tying up working capital when it’s needed most.
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Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
In high-stakes areas like cost and spend management, where trillions in working capital, supplier relationships and operational resilience are on the line, this difference is not academic.
—Leagh Turner, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The longer terms essentially gave Saks a $600 million boost — $400 million of which went to pay off past-due bills while the other $200 million was included with working capital, a source said.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
Another potentially effective way of enhancing operations is using metrics and performance indicators, which can assist leadership in the assessment of the firm’s performance and the direction of new processes, such as revenue per employee, working capital, efficiency ratios and adoption rates.
—Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Richard Howells, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
In high-stakes areas like cost and spend management, where trillions in working capital, supplier relationships and operational resilience are on the line, this difference is not academic.
—Leagh Turner, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The longer terms essentially gave Saks a $600 million boost — $400 million of which went to pay off past-due bills while the other $200 million was included with working capital, a source said.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 30 May 2025
Another potentially effective way of enhancing operations is using metrics and performance indicators, which can assist leadership in the assessment of the firm’s performance and the direction of new processes, such as revenue per employee, working capital, efficiency ratios and adoption rates.
—Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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“Working capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20capital. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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