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capital 1. The total value of the assets of a person less liabilities.
2. The amount of the proprietors' interests in the assets of an organization, less its liabilities.
3. The money contributed by the proprietors to an organization to enable it to function; thus
share capital is the amount provided by way of shares and the
loan capital is the amount provided by way of loans. However, the capital of the proprietors of companies not only consists of the share and loan capital, it also includes retained profit, which accrues to the holders of the ordinary shares. See also
reserve capital.
4. In economic theory, the man-made factor of production, usually either machinery and plant (
physical capital) or money (
financial capital). However, the concept can be applied to a variety of other assets, such as
human capital or
intellectual capital. Capital is generally used to enhance the productivity of other factors of production (e.g. combine harvesters enhance the productivity of land; tools enhance the value of labour) and its return is the reward following from this enhancement. In general, the rate of return on capital is called
profit.
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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; ...Voss Vice President National Association of Insurance Commissioners Committee on House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises September 24, 2009 Introduction Chairman Kanjorski, Ranking Member...
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 9/24/2009; 700+ words
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