capital maintenance
Definition
Accounting concept that a profit can be realized only after capital of the firm has either been restored to its original level (called 'capital recovery') or is maintained at a predetermined level. It is necessary, therefore, to determine the value of capital before the amount of profit can be computed.
capital maintenance is in the Accounting & Auditing, Banking, Commerce & Finance and Investing subjects.
capital maintenance appears in the definition of the following term: capital recovery
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