capital-intensive

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capital-intensive

adjective more capital-intensive · most capital-intensive · capital intensive

Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour. Petroleum is the most productive and capital-intensive industry while apparel is the least productive and least capital intensive.

Opposite: labor-intensive, work-intensive

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adjective

Opposite: labor-intensive, work-intensive

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adj needing large capital expenditure

中文	資本密集 /资本密集 zīběn mìjí
Português	de capital intensivo
Deutsch	kapitalintensiv
Ελληνικά	εντάσεως κεφαλαίου entáseos kefalaíou, έντασης κεφαλαίου éntasis kefalaíou
Русский	капиталоёмкий kapitalojómkij

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@misc{capital_intensive_2026,
  title = {capital-intensive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capital-intensive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}