capital-intensive
Requires major investment
Capital-intensive describes industries, businesses, or processes that require large investments in equipment, machinery, or infrastructure relative to labor costs.
Oil refining, semiconductor manufacturing, and airlines are capital-intensive industries: The capital-intensive nature of chip fabrication means only a few companies can compete.
The opposite is labor-intensive.
Located directly above
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
Industrial metal production facility
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
aluminum · mining · automobile · aerospace · pharmaceuticals · semiconductor · telecommunications · infrastructure
Industrial production facility
- plantBotanical organism
- extrusionPushing through a die
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- automationSelf-operating system design
overhead
Located directly above
- amortizationGradual debt reduction schedule
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
steelworks
Industrial metal production facility
- petrochemicalProduct from crude processing
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- shipbuildingConstructing maritime vessels
cement · aluminum · mining · automobile · aerospace · pharmaceuticals · semiconductor · telecommunications · infrastructure · construction
factory
Industrial production facility
automation · tooling · fabrication · stamping
robots
Programmable mechanical agents
underwriting
Risk evaluation and acceptance
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
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