Meanings
nouncapital flight (uncountable)
- uncountableeconomicsThe rapid flow of money or assets out of a country in response to globalization or some other economic event.
Translations
Czech únik kapitálu
- únik kapitálurapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Danish kapitalflugt
- kapitalflugtrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
French fuite des capitaux
- fuite des capitauxrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
German Kapitalflucht
- Kapitalfluchtrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Italian fuga di capitali
- fuga di capitalirapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Norwegian kapitalflukt
- kapitalfluktrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Polish ucieczka kapitału
- ucieczka kapitałurapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Russian бегство капитала
- бегство капитала (begstvo kapitala)rapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Spanish fuga de capitales
- fuga de capitalesrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Swedish kapitalflykt
- kapitalflyktrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Thai การย้ายหนีของทุน
- การย้ายหนีของทุนrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Turkish sermaye kaçışı
- sermaye kaçışırapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Ukrainian ві́дті́к капіта́лу
- ві́дті́к капіта́лу (vídtík kapitálu)rapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Vietnamese bay vốn
- bay vốnrapid flow of money or assets out of a country
Cite this entry
APA
capital flight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20flight
MLA
“capital flight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20flight. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “capital flight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capital%20flight.
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