/ Dictionary / Index C capital-intensive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cap•i•tal-in•ten•sive Pronunciation: (kap'i-tl-in-ten'siv), [key] — adj. requiring or using a very large amount of capital relative to the need for or use of labor. Cf. labor-intensive. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. capital goods capital investment Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language