For the meat served as part of such a sandwich, see Patty. For other uses, see Hamburger (disambiguation). A hamburger or burger is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, barbecued, or flame broiled.
DEFINITION of 'Capitalize'. An accounting method used to delay the recognition of expenses by recording the expense as long-term assets. In general, capitalizing expenses is beneficial as companies acquiring new assets with a long-term lifespan can spread out the cost over a specified period of time. Companies take expenses that they incur today and deduct them over the long term without an immediate negative affect against revenues. Next Up.
The opposite of capital expenditures are operating costs. Capital expenses are not used for ordinary day-to-day operating expenses of a business, like rent, utilities, and insurance. Another way to consider capital expenses is that they are used to buy and improve assets that have a useful life of more than one year.