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Working capital - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  capital d'exploitation (n.m.) , fonds de roulement (n.m.)     ES  fondos de operaciones (n.m.pl.)     DE  Betriebskapital (n.n.) 

  Concise definition of the term working capital

A company's working capital is calculated as its current operational assets minus its current operational liabilities.

  Comprehensive definition of the term working capital

Working capital is a financial metric that measures the amount of available capital (liquidity) the company can use in order to run its day-to-day operations.