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There are a couple definitions. The one I think your looking for is any asset that is used in the creation of other assets. A manufacturing company's factories would be considered capital because they are used in the production of things that the manufacture sells. For a bank, any office is considered capital. Even something as small as a van used by a small cleaning company is considered capital.

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