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capital
1[ kap-i-tl ]
noun
- the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:
Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
- a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity:
New York is the dance capital of the world.
- the wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation, etc.
Synonyms: assets, investment, principal, stock
- an accumulated stock of such wealth.
- any form of wealth employed or capable of being employed in the production of more wealth.
- Accounting.
- assets remaining after deduction of liabilities; the net worth of a business.
- the ownership interest in a business.
- any source of profit, advantage, power, etc.; an asset or assets (usually used in combination):
He has the political capital to push through the legislation.
His indefatigable drive is his greatest capital.
- capitalists as a group or class ( labor ):
High taxation has reduced the spending power of capital.
adjective
- pertaining to financial capital:
capital stock.
- principal; highly important:
This guide offers suggestions of capital interest to travelers.
- chief, especially as being the official seat of government of a country, state, etc.:
the capital city of France.
- excellent or first-rate:
a capital hotel; a capital fellow.
- indicating a capital letter; uppercase:
Nouns in German are capitalized, so Schatz is written with a capital “S.”
- involving the loss of life:
capital punishment.
- punishable by death:
a capital crime;
a capital offender.
- fatal; extremely serious:
a capital error.
capital
2[ kap-i-tl ]
noun
- the distinctively treated upper end of a column, pier, or the like.
capital
1/ ˈkæpɪtəl /
noun
- the upper part of a column or pier that supports the entablature Also calledchapitercap
capital
2/ ˈkæpɪtəl /
noun
- the seat of government of a country or other political unit
- ( as modifier )
a capital city
- material wealth owned by an individual or business enterprise
- wealth available for or capable of use in the production of further wealth, as by industrial investment
- make capital of or make capital out ofto get advantage from
- sometimes capital the capitalist class or their interests
capital versus labour
- accounting
- the ownership interests of a business as represented by the excess of assets over liabilities
- the nominal value of the authorized or issued shares
- ( as modifier )
capital issues
- any assets or resources, esp when used to gain profit or advantage
- a capital letter Abbreviationcap.cap
- ( as modifier )
capital B
- with a capital letter(used to give emphasis to a statement)
he is mean with a capital M
adjective
- prenominal law involving or punishable by death
a capital offence
- very serious; fatal
a capital error
- primary, chief, or principal
our capital concern is that everyone be fed
- of, relating to, or designating the large modern majuscule letter used chiefly as the initial letter in personal names and place names and other uniquely specificatory nouns, and often for abbreviations and acronyms Compare small See also upper case
- excellent; first-rate
a capital idea
capital
1- In architecture, the top portion of a column.
capital
2- Money used to finance the purchase of the means of production, such as machines, or the machines themselves.
Confusables Note
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Other Words From
- capi·tal·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of capital1
Origin of capital2
Word History and Origins
Origin of capital1
Origin of capital2
Idioms and Phrases
see make capital out of .Synonym Study
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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