| 单词 | capital improvement |
| 释义 | > as lemmascapital improvement capital improvement n. an improvement involving capital expenditure; an improvement to a capital asset. ΚΠ 1794 J. Tuke Gen. View Agric. N. Riding Yorks. 96 It would be to the advantage of the landlord, as well as tenant, if the former were to be at the expence of all capital improvements, such as buildings, the planting of new fences, draining, and such like improvements. 1801 J. Lawrence Mod. Land Steward 72 He [sc. the landlord] ought also to resolve on doing all the capital improvements of draining, marling, new fencing, and the like, himself. 1899 Railway News 3 June 887/2 $1,000,000 will be reserved for the future with a view to possible capital improvements and betterment of the line. 1946 S. E. Sanders & A. J. Rabuck New City Patterns iv. 43 Two of the tools for facilitating execution of master plans are the long-range capital improvements program and the capital budget. 1998 S. Dobyns Church of Dead Girls i. ii. 20 In his editorials Franklin began to argue that the city council needed to adopt a five-year capital-improvement plan. 2005 Financial Times 4 Jan. 18/2 The company has invested more than £24m in refurbishment and capital improvement projects. < as lemmas |
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