working capital
noun
: capital actively turned over in or available for use in the course of business activity:
a
: the excess of current assets over current liabilities
b
: all capital of a business except that invested in capital assets
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The net proceeds from the issuance of the HD Shares will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Money management is something that Griffin is learning through part-time work in the University of California investment office, which controls the UC system’s roughly $170-billion portfolio of investments in retirement, endowment, working capital and cash.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2024
Money management is something that Griffin is learning through part-time work in the University of California investment office, which controls the UC system’s roughly $170-billion portfolio of investments in retirement, endowment, working capital and cash.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
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“Working capital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working%20capital. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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