Business & Accounting Terms : How to Define Capital Expenditure

Capital expenditure is defined at the expense of purchasing the things that make a business run properly, such as a building or a piece of equipment. Discover how capital expenditures should last a certain period of time with information from a certified public accountant in this free video on business terms.

Expert: Henry Gutter
Bio: Henry Gutter is a certified public accountant located in El Segundo, Calif.
Filmmaker: Mark Labbato

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furthermore, how would you define intangible and marketing expenditure. I know an example of marketing expenditure includes marketing campaigns but what exactly is intangible expenditure?

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how would you define commercial expenditure? Is it right to say that commercial expenditure is the expenditure an enterprise would incur on revenue-generating processes? If so, can one argue that capital expenditure in turn improves an enterprise's earning capacity if the expenditure was solely incurred on financial objectives?