Capital

What Does Capital Mean?
1. Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as cash.

2. The factories, machinery and equipment owned by a business.

Investopedia explains Capital
Capital is an extremely vague term and its specific definition depends on the context in which it is used. In general, it refers to financial resources available for use.

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