capitalize
Definition
Recording an expenditure as if it were the cost of a fixed asset, where the benefit of the expenditure (such as for refurbishing a machine) yields benefits over a period longer than one year. See also capitalized cost.
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capitalize is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
capitalize appears in the definitions of the following terms: scrip issue and risk arbitrage
capitalize appears in these other terms: capitalized cost, capitalized value
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