/ Dictionary / Index C capital expenditure: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cap'ital expen'diture Pronunciation: [key] — Accounting, Finance. an addition to the value of fixed assets, as by the purchase of a new building. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. capital budget capital gain Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language