circulating capital
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Wages, or raw material. This sort of capital is not available a second tune for the same purpose.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “circulating capital” mean?
Wages, or raw material. This sort of capital is not available a second tune for the same purpose.
Is “circulating capital” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.