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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorking Capital
/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈkæpɪtəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The capital of a business which is used in its day-to-day trading operations, calculated as the current assets minus the current liabilities.
"The company needs to secure additional working capital to fund its expansion plans."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from English 'working', present participle of 'work', and 'capital', stemming from Latin 'capitalis' (pertaining to the head or principal sum), via Old French. Combined in financial contexts during the 19th century to denote the funds actively used in day-to-day business operations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Working Capital" is said worldwide
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fonds de roulement
Transliteration: fonds de roulement
"L'entreprise manque de fonds de roulement pour payer ses fournisseurs."
Betriebskapital
Transliteration: Betriebskapital
"Das Betriebskapital ist für das tägliche Geschäft unerlässlich."
capitale circolante
Transliteration: capitale circolante
"La società ha aumentato il proprio capitale circolante netto."
capital de trabajo
Transliteration: capital de trabajo
"Necesitamos mejorar nuestro capital de trabajo para cubrir los gastos mensuales."
capital de giro
Transliteration: capital de giro
"O empréstimo foi utilizado para reforçar o capital de giro da empresa."
कार्यशील पूंजी
Transliteration: karyashil punji
"व्यवસાય चलाने के लिए पर्याप्त कार्यशील पूंजी होना आवश्यक है।"
营运资本
Transliteration: yíngyùn zīběn
"这家公司目前的营运资本非常充足。"
운전자본
Transliteration: unjeonjabon
"회사는 단기 부채를 상환하기 위해 운전자본이 필요합니다."
運転資本
Transliteration: unten shihon
"健全な運転資本の維持は企業の成長にとって重要です。"
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