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Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.
David Ricardo

Meaning of "capital employed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPITAL EMPLOYED

capital employed  [ˈkæpɪt əl ɪmˈplɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPITAL EMPLOYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capital employed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAPITAL EMPLOYED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Capital employed

Capital employed represents the capital investment necessary for a business to function. Consequently, it is not a measure of assets, but of capital investment: stock or shares and long-term liabilities.

Definition of capital employed in the English dictionary

The definition of capital employed in the dictionary is money used by a business for buying land, buildings, equipment etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPITAL EMPLOYED


allopolyploid
ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
allotetraploid
ˌæləʊˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd
amphidiploid
ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔɪd
amphiploid
ˈæmfɪˌplɔɪd
aneuploid
ˈænjʊˌplɔɪd
autopolyploid
ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
diploid
ˈdɪplɔɪd
euploid
ˈjuːplɔɪd
haploid
ˈhæplɔɪd
heteroploid
ˈhɛtərəʊˌplɔɪd
hexaploid
ˈhɛksəˌplɔɪd
hypodiploid
ˌhaɪpəʊˈdɪplɔɪd
monoploid
ˈmɒnəˌplɔɪd
pentaploid
ˈpɛntəplɔɪd
polyploid
ˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd
subemployed
ˌsʌbɪmˈplɔɪd
tetraploid
ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd
triploid
ˈtrɪplɔɪd
underemployed
ˌʌndərɪmˈplɔɪd
unemployed
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPITAL EMPLOYED

capital account
capital allowance
capital allowances
capital assets
capital budget
capital city
capital cost
capital equipment
capital expenditure
capital formation
capital gain
capital gains tax
capital gearing
capital goods
capital investment
capital levy
capital market
capital movement
capital offence
capital punishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPITAL EMPLOYED

annoyed
long-term unemployed
overjoyed
Samoyed
self-employed
unalloyed
unannoyed
uncloyed
unconvoyed
undestroyed
unenjoyed

Synonyms and antonyms of capital employed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capital employed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPITAL EMPLOYED

Find out the translation of capital employed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capital employed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capital employed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

运用资本
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capital empleado
570 millions of speakers

English

capital employed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजधानी कार्यरत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رأس المال العامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задействованный капитал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o capital empregado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান চাকুরিজীবি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capitaux employés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Modal yang digunakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Capital Employed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使用資本
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자본 채용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ibukutha dipunginaaken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vốn sử dụng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலதன வேலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियोजित भांडवल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kullanılan sermaye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capitale impiegato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaangażowanego kapitału
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задіяний капітал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capitalului angajat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απασχολούμενου κεφαλαίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kapitaal aangewend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sysselsatt kapital
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sysselsatt kapital
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capital employed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL EMPLOYED»

The term «capital employed» is normally little used and occupies the 118.977 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPITAL EMPLOYED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capital employed

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2 QUOTES WITH «CAPITAL EMPLOYED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word capital employed.
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Joseph Hume
I see no reason for giving the capital employed in agriculture greater protection than the capital vested in other branches of trade, manufacture, or commerce.
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David Ricardo
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPITAL EMPLOYED»

Discover the use of capital employed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capital employed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Corporate Finance and Valuation
Return measures the impact of a project on a firm's return on fixed capital employed (ROFCE) rather than its return on capital employed (ROCE). REVIEW ACTIVITY 2.6 Calculate the Accounting Rate of Return for project 3 Differential return on ...
Bob Ryan, 2007
2
Financial Management for Higher Awards
The return on capital employed is a function of two items: profit and capital employed. The ratio may change because of a change in one or both of these items, for example a fall in ROCE may be the result of a fall in profits and/or an increase ...
Martin Coles, 1997
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Essential Accounting for Managers
employed equals shareholders' capital; and capital employed equals shareholders' capital plus long-term liabilities, but in addition it is possible to find businesses where capital employed is defined as total assets, or in other ways. The profit ...
Alan Peel Robson, 1997
4
Corporate Accounting
Goodwill = Normal Capital Employed - Actual Capital employed Capital Employed There are two approaches for calculating the amount of capital employed : (i) Net Assets Approach Under this the capital employed is worked out by adding the ...
Naseem Ahmed, 2007
5
Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
In these Learning Materials, two methods of calculating the return on capital are discussed — the return on total capital employed (ROCE) and the return on equity (ROE). 0 Capital employed can consist of total capital employed (equity + ...
Henry Lunt, 2006
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Financial Analysis for Management Decisions
M. Sarngadharan, Kumar S. Rajitha. 1,68,000 + (14,000 — 5,600) Return on assets : X 100 12,66,000 _ 1,68,000 + 8,400 _ 1,76,400 _ X 100 = 13.93% 12, 66,000 12,66,000 2. Return on capital employed: Return on capital employed ( ROCE) ...
M. Sarngadharan, Kumar S. Rajitha, 2011
7
Finance for IT Decision Makers: A Practical Handbook for ...
The total of the incremental fixed capital invested and the incremental working capital required by, or liberated by, a project represents the total 'capital employed' in it. So, referring again to Table 3.6, we need to find out two things. First, how ...
Michael Blackstaff, 2006
8
Principles of Management Accounting
(2) Net Capital Employed — Under this the fixed assets and current assets are added together and then current liabilities are deducted. (3) Proprietors Net Capital Employed — This can be obtained from the assets side of the balance- sheet.
9
Corporate Accounting
Calculation of Average Capital Employed The concept of average capital employed has gained significance because the capital employed must be such as may fairly represent the capital employed throughout the year. Average capital  ...
RS Singal, RK Mittal, Satish Ahuja
10
Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting
It determines the relationship between profits and capital employed. It is a primary ratio. It is used to show the overall profitability and efficiency of an enterprise. Concepts of Capital Employed • Gross capital employed consists of total assets, ...
Rao Peddina Mohana

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPITAL EMPLOYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capital employed is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Rolls-Royce boss Warren East faces £2bn headache in first week
This suggests three to four years of average sales growth and low return on capital employed. “Investors wanting to buy into the long-term story ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Brent, Crude; Fundamental And Technical Analysis
... below the oversold region and this could trigger some further profit taking or fresh capital employed to move the price towards the upside. «Investing.com, Jul 15»
3
Investors should moderate return expectations to mid-teens
We prefer companies that compound their earnings over a longer time frame and which maintain a decent return on capital employed in the ... «Myiris.com, Jul 15»
4
Companies That Offer High Returns: Hershey Co (NYSE:HSY), Rite …
... measured as the ratio of the net income (profit less depreciation) to the average capital employed (or equity capital) in a company or project. «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
5
Cameco: Down 15%, So What Now? (CCJ)
We're going to do this by conducting a review of the operating profits at the company relative to the capital employed and by reviewing the ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
6
Bovis Homes ups dividend after record completions
As a result we are on track to deliver our expected growth for 2015 and a further increase in return on capital employed supported by robust ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
7
Is Bovis Homes Group plc A Better Buy Than Taylor Wimpey plc …
Management told us: “we are on track to deliver our expected growth for 2015 and a further increase in return on capital employed supported ... «The Motley Fool UK, Jul 15»
8
Stock in Focus: Imperial Tobacco
However, Imperial's long-term return on capital employed of 11.1% is only a little better than average. This correlates with the firm's gross profit ... «Stockopedia, Jul 15»
9
Three real estate stocks you should be eying in FY16
... execution capability besides ROE, RoCE (Retun on Capital Employed) and Price-Book Value and Price-to-Earnings ratio should be checked ... «Business Today, Jul 15»
10
Not a penny more should be spent on water turbine
What will be left, if anything, after deducting operating costs and interest on the £1.2m capital employed? Potential agreements to supply power ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Jul 15»

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