working capital
noun
: capital actively turned over in or available for use in the course of business activity:
a
: the excess of current assets over current liabilities
b
: all capital of a business except that invested in capital assets
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It has been used as working capital to help improve Chelsea’s and Strasbourg’s respective squads in the transfer market and to purchase real estate, such as the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions site next to Stamford Bridge.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company had negative working capital of $15.3 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
The filing also discusses the company's strategy for maintaining financial flexibility, including potential working capital loans from its sponsor or affiliates.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Support Sustainable Growth As your business expands, so will your need for working capital.
—Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
As of December 31, 2024, the company had negative working capital of $15.3 million.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2025
The filing also discusses the company's strategy for maintaining financial flexibility, including potential working capital loans from its sponsor or affiliates.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
Support Sustainable Growth As your business expands, so will your need for working capital.
—Matthew Meehan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for working capital
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“Working capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20capital. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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