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capital intensive

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Capital Intensive
A process or industry that requires large sums of financial resources to produce a particular good.

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Good examples are the automobile industry and the oil refining business. Both require large amounts of capital investment to start up, which usually means that very few companies can afford to enter the industry.

capital intensive
Of or relating to a firm or industry that requires large amounts of fixed assets and/or cash to operate. Steel, automobile manufacturing, and mining are capital intensive industries.
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