設備投資

• 読み: せつびとうし
• ローマ字: setsubitoushi
• 漢字の分解: 設備 (setsubi) — equipment, facilities; 投資 (toushi) — investment
• 発音: /se.t͡sɯ.bi.toː.ɕi/

意味

Capital investment; plant and equipment investment. Expenditure on physical assets to expand or maintain production capacity.

A macro-economic and corporate finance term referring to investment in long-term physical assets — factories, machinery, IT systems, and infrastructure. 設備投資計画 refers to a capital expenditure plan. Tracked as a key indicator of business confidence and economic growth. Periods of high 設備投資 correlate with economic expansion; cuts signal contraction.

例文

1. 半導体工場の新設に向け、総額3000億円規模の設備投資が発表された。
2. 設備投資の回収期間を5年以内と見込んでいる。
3. 円安が輸出企業の収益を押し上げ、国内設備投資の増加につながった。

使い方ガイド

場面: corporate finance, macroeconomics, manufacturing, business planning

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 設備 (setsubi, equipment/installation — from 設 'establish' and 備 'prepare/equip') and 投資 (toushi, investment — from 投 'throw/put in' and 資 'capital'). Together: 'putting capital into physical facilities' — the core concept of building productive capacity.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Business professionals

社会的背景: Corporate