capital asset
noun · Collocation / phrase B2
Plain meaning
a valuable long-term asset owned by a business or person
Exam-register meaning
In academic or exam writing, this is used to discuss a valuable long-term asset owned by a business or person in a more precise way.
In context
naturalThe article discussed capital asset as a key issue.
examThe passage argues that capital asset can affect policy decisions and public behaviour.
Common collocations
capital asset valuesell a capital assetcapital asset management
Watch out
Do not use a weak verb before this word. Learn the whole word partnership, e.g., “capital asset value”.