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Capital
FormalThere are various definitions and uses: Wealth owned by corporations and individuals - money or property. The long term funds contributed to companies by the owners or shareholders to fund gr...
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Capital Goods
FormalGoods used in the production of commodities - also called ‘producer goods’. This would include: Oil Rigs, Lathes, Buildings, and Welding Equipment.Real-world ExampleA construction firm buys a...
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Capital Lease
FormalA lease (see separate definition) is a Capital Lease if: Lessee owns property at end of lease OR Lease term is greater than 75% of economic life of the asset OR Net Present Value of rental ...
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Capital Spend
FormalDifferent to ‘Operational Spend’, this is a commitment to invest in long-term assets and business proposals. Imagine drilling for oil, constructing a new railway, or erecting a building - thi...
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Cash Burn
FormalNetwork build and service delivery can take many years, requiring significant long term funding. Budgets detail how much is needed, and sufficient funds raised - by share or loans. Cash Burn ...
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Chapter 11
FormalA section of the US bankruptcy code that details procedures allowing companies to reorganise their businesses when faced with spiraling debt. Management continues to run the day-to-day busine...
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Charge
FormalA legal interest in property created in favour of someone who is owed money by a person or business, e.g. a mortgage on your own home.Real-world ExampleA bank registers a fixed charge over a ...
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Churn
FormalA technical term for the rate at which a business loses its customers - so it is a measure of customer loyalty. If there are 100 customers at the start of the year and 10 new ones are won, an...
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Contract Hire
FormalA lease with lots of peripheral services wrapped around it. Common in many countries, it’s designed to give full service and use of an asset to a customer, all covered by one certain monthly ...
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Cost of Capital
FormalThe percentage rate, or minimum rate of return, that is required by a company, in deciding whether to spend money investing in a project. Derived from a calculation of a company’s own ‘cost o...