floating capital

floating capital
n.
Capital kept to meet current expenses, often kept in the form of current assets.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


floating capital
Funds retained for the purpose of paying current expenses as opposed to fixed assets.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


floating capital
Funds retained for the purpose of paying current expenses as opposed to fixed assets.

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