operating capital

1. 1.

   capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements

   Broadercapital

Questions about operating capital

What does operating capital mean?

operating capital means "capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements".

Is operating capital a common word?

operating capital is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.