constant capital, n.Definitions

Constant capital (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠economized by crowding: 'saving on buildings' means packing workers into confined, unhealthy rooms beside unguarded dangerous machines.

Constant capital (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠economized by counting the squandering of the worker's life and health as a saving — a way of raising the rate of profit.