working capital

noun

The amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.

“working capital requirement”

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Meanings

nounworking capital (uncountable)
  1. uncountableaccountingThe amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.

    working capital requirement

    Synonyms: WC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe amount of capital a business or other entity has available for running its daily operations, calculated as current assets minus current liabilities.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounassets available for use in the production of further assets

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 營運資金 /营运资金
  • 營運資金 /营运资金amount of capital
Czech pracovní kapitál
  • pracovní kapitálamount of capital
Dutch werkkapitaal
  • werkkapitaalamount of capital
Finnish käyttöpääoma
  • käyttöpääomaamount of capital
French fonds de roulement
  • fonds de roulementamount of capital
Greek κυκλοφορούν ενεργητικό
  • κυκλοφορούν ενεργητικό (kykloforoún energitikó)amount of capital
Italian capitale operativo, capitale circolante
  • capitale operativoamount of capital
  • capitale circolanteamount of capital
Polish kapitał obrotowy, kapitał pracujący
  • kapitał obrotowyamount of capital
  • kapitał pracującyamount of capital
Portuguese capital de giro
  • capital de giroamount of capital
Russian оборотный капитал, рабочий капитал
  • оборотный капитал (oborotnyj kapital)amount of capital
  • рабочий капитал (rabočij kapital)amount of capital
Swahili mtaji wa uendeshaji
  • mtaji wa uendeshajiamount of capital
Swedish rörelsekapital
  • rörelsekapitalamount of capital
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APA

working capital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20capital

MLA

“working capital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20capital. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working capital,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20capital.

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