Capital-intensive

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

    "Petroleum is the most productive and capital-intensive industry while apparel is the least productive and least capital intensive."

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"As economy develops, labor-intensive industries give way to capital-intensive industries."

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