capital-intensive
adjective
cap·i·tal-in·ten·sive
ˈka-pə-tᵊl- in-ˈten(t)-siv 
ˈkap-tᵊl-
: having a high capital cost per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure in the form of capital than of labor
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The OpenAI investment matches SoftBank’s eagerness to deploy cash, with a capital-intensive business model, a person close to Son told CNBC.
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Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
This level of market concentration is associated with a number of threats to the market, particularly as the mega cap tech stocks shift from being relatively capital-light to capital-intensive, Goldman said.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
That includes a move away from capital-intensive AI model research to focus instead on market-ready offerings like a new business-to-consumer interactive app.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Private credit is supporting capital-intensive transitions.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
This level of market concentration is associated with a number of threats to the market, particularly as the mega cap tech stocks shift from being relatively capital-light to capital-intensive, Goldman said.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
That includes a move away from capital-intensive AI model research to focus instead on market-ready offerings like a new business-to-consumer interactive app.
—Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Private credit is supporting capital-intensive transitions.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Capital-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital-intensive. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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