What is the meaning of Capital-intensive?

Capital-intensive is used to describe industries that require large investments in capital assets to produce their goods, such as the automobile industry. These firms require large profit margins and/or low costs of borrowing to survive.

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APABarry Goldsmith. (2010). capital-intensive. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/capital-intensive/definitions/1149411
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HarvardBarry Goldsmith 2010, capital-intensive, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/capital-intensive/definitions/1149411>.
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