Finance & Corporate Jargon · Managing Director level

"Capex"

"Capex" is short for capital expenditure, meaning large one-time investments in physical or long-term assets like equipment or infrastructure.

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How "Capex" shows up at work

Finance shorthand that signals you are dealing with a purchase too big to expense in a single quarter. The word does a lot of work in budget conversations by separating the big spending from the routine kind.

Buzzword

The new server infrastructure will be treated as capex, not opex.

Plain English

The new server infrastructure will be treated as capital spending, not operating expense.

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