capital-intensive
See also: capital intensive
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editcapital-intensive (comparative more capital-intensive, superlative most capital-intensive)
- Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.
- 1999, Karen Parker, Albert Fishlow, Growing Apart: The Causes and Consequences of Global Wage Inequality:
- Petroleum is the most productive and capital-intensive industry while apparel is the least productive and least capital intensive.
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editneeding large capital expenditure
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