amount of capital
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandcapital
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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capital
adjective
uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/
(of a letter of the alphabet) in the form and larger size that is used at the beginning of sentences ...
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(Definition ofamountandcapitalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A smalleramountofcapitalwould, if promptly mobilized towards an unexplored location or market, work effectively and produce a large amount of profit.
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The smalleramountofcapitalmay explain some such domestic management of business, but it was also a self-conscious endeavour.
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The criterion is not based on risk-free investment, but, given a fixedamountofcapital, the risk-free share does affect the available risky share.
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Overall capital stringency: whether there are explicit regulatory requirements regarding the amountofcapitalthat a bank must have relative to various guidelines.
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Intensive cultivation also required a certainamountofcapitalthat could not be substituted by labour, putting small farms at a disadvantage.
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Theamountofcapitalproduced by this investment technology is observed costlessly only by the borrower who invested in the project.
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This implies that theamountofcapitalk used in its own industry is different from theamountofcapitalk used in any other industries.
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An important device that is used by all governments is to require banks to hold a minimumamountofcapitalin relation to their assets (capital-asset requirements).
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That is, regulators have prescribed theamountofcapitalthat banks must hold against specific types of risky assets (for example, credits to firms or countries).
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The overriding concern of the managing agents was with managerial autonomy and absolute control, even though this strategy restricted theamountofcapitalthey could raise.
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Information on theamountofcapitalcommitted by the private sector is not collected centrally.
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That is a considerableamountofcapitalexpenditure for the additional lorries which will be brought on to this route.
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I will take her definition of a largeamountofcapital.
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Such research must not be limited by theamountofcapitalthat is available.
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You have a limitedamountofcapitalwhich can be got.
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Theamountofcapitalat present outstanding on these loans is equivalent to about £1,590 million.
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Theamountofcapitaland interest waived was £49·3 million.
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Theamountofcapitalrequired to run a farm is considerably greater nowadays and the yield from it considerably smaller.
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