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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Sentence and phrase structure
I have seen sentence phrases like "investment on shares, loans and advances" here is my question, investment on only shares or for all I mean it(investment on) includes loans and advances also?!! Context: Capital expenditure refers to the expenditure incurred on the acquisition of assets such as land, building, investment on shares,loans and advances, etc.
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investment in , not investment on I interpret the meaning this way. Capital expenditure refers to the expenditure incurred on the acquisition of assets such as land, building s , loans, advances, and investment in shares. The phrase 'such as' makes it clear that these are just examples.
- investment in , not investment on I interpret the meaning this way.
- Capital expenditure refers to the expenditure incurred on the acquisition of assets such as land, building s , loans, advances, and investment in shares.
- The phrase 'such as' makes it clear that these are just examples.
- So does the term etc , so say one or the other but not both.
- Clive
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investment in, not investment on
I interpret the meaning this way.
Capital expenditure refers to the expenditure incurred on the acquisition of assets such as land, buildings, loans, advances, and investment in shares.
The phrase 'such as' makes it clear that these are just examples. So does the term etc, so say one o
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