For Capital we have terms and definitions in 21 topics. The topics are Accounting, Architecture, Business, Castle Terminology, Construction, Customs, Economics, Finance, Franchise, Furniture, Health Insurance, Insurance, Interior Design, International Economics, Landscape, Legislative Assembly, Political, Purchasing A Home, Real Estate, Scottish Architecture and World Fact Book.

Capital (Accounting)

in economicscan mean: factoriesmachinesand other man-made inputs into a production process. In financecapital is money and other property of a corporation or other enterprise used in transacting the business.

Capital (Architecture)

The elaboration at the top of a column, pillar, pier or pilaster.

Capital (Business)

1. Money available to invest or the total of accumulated assets available for production.

Capital (Castle Terminology)

head of a column.

Capital (Construction)

The principal part of a loan, i.e. the original amount borrowed.

Capital (Customs)

Property or wealth that yields income expressed in terms of money, or the accumulated stock of tools, machinery, equipment, buildings and other goods employed, in turn, to produce other goods and services.
See also: Capital Goods, Infrastructure, Interest, Money, Profit, Risk,

Capital (Economics)

1. One of the cash flows as part of an economic study or a comparative cost study.
2. The monetary resources to establish and maintain a project.
3. Wealth that may be used to economic advantage.

Capital (Finance)

Money invested in a firm.

Capital (Franchise)

Capital is cash in checking and savings accounts, insurance policy cash values, non-IRA stocks and bonds, and loan receivables due within 30 days.

Capital (Furniture)

The uppermost part of a column or pilaster, which crowns the shaft. Often decorated.

Capital (Health Insurance)

The money that a public company's owners have invested in the company.

Capital (Insurance)

Shareholder’s equity (for publicly-traded insurance companies) and retained earnings (for mutual insurance companies). There is no general measure of capital adequacy for property/casualty insurers. Capital adequacy is linked to the riskiness of an insurer’s business. A company underwriting medical device manufacturers needs a larger cushion of capital than a company writing Main Street business, for example. (See Risk-based capital; Surplus; Solvency)

Capital (Interior Design)

Decorative top member of a column/pillar/pilaster (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Egyptian)

Capital (International Economics)

1. The plant and equipment used in production.
2. One of the main primary factors, the availability of which contributes to the productivity of labor, comparative advantage, and the pattern of international trade.
3. A stock of financial assets.

Capital (Landscape)

A carved or molded decorative head to a column or pilaster, denoting one of the five architectural orders.

Capital (Legislative Assembly)

Refers to the capital city of the state: Salem is the capital of Oregon.

Capital (Political)

A city that is the seat of government of a state of nation; money used in business, where it refers to the wealth or assets of a firm. Capital is one of the three main factors of production, the others being land and labor.

Capital (Purchasing A Home)

(1) Money used to create income, either as an investment in a business or an income property. (2) The money or property comprising the wealth owned or used by a person or business enterprise. (3) The accumulated wealth of a person or business. (4) The net worth of a business represented by the amount by which its assets exceed liabilities.

Capital (Real Estate)

(1) Money used to create income, either as an investment in a business or an income property. (2) The money or property comprising the wealth owned or used by a person or business enterprise. (3) The accumulated wealth of a person or business. (4) The net worth of a business represented by the amount by which its assets exceed liabilities.

Capital (Scottish Architecture)

The head, or top part of a column, often decorously carved

Capital (World Fact Book)

This entry gives the location of the seat of government.

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