The difference between Capital and Goods
When used as nouns, capital means already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures), whereas goods means that which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
Capital is also adjective with the meaning: of prime importance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Capital and Goods
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Capital as a noun (uncountable, economics):
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
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Capital as a noun (uncountable, business, finance, insurance):
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
Examples:
"He does not have enough capital to start a business."
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Capital as a noun (countable):
A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
Examples:
"Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America."
"The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."
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Capital as a noun (countable):
The most important city in the field specified.
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Capital as a noun (countable):
An uppercase letter.
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Capital as a noun (countable, architecture):
The uppermost part of a column.
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Capital as a noun (uncountable):
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
Examples:
"Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession."
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Capital as a noun (countable, by extension):
The chief or most important thing.
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Capital as an adjective:
Of prime importance.
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Capital as an adjective:
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
Examples:
"London and Paris are capital cities."
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Capital as an adjective (comparable, British, dated):
Excellent.
Examples:
"That is a capital idea!"
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Capital as an adjective:
Involving punishment by death.
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Capital as an adjective:
Uppercase.
Examples:
"ant lower-case"
"One begins a sentence with a capital letter."
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Capital as an adjective:
Of or relating to the head.
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Goods as a noun:
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Goods as a noun (business, economics):
That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
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Goods as a noun (informal, often preceded by {{m, the):
}} Something authentic, important, or revealing.
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Goods as a noun (UK, transport):
freight