capital account
Definition 1
An account that tracks the movement of funds for investments and loans into and out of a country. The capital account makes up part of the balance of payments.
Definition 2
An account in which a firm records expenditure on capital items.
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current account
'capital account
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real accounts, balance of payments (BOP), closing entries
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