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    Cap·i·tal
    /ˈkapədl/

    noun

    • 1. the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government and administrative center: "Warsaw is the capital of Poland" Similar first citymost important cityseat of governmentcenter of administration
    • 2. wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available or contributed for a particular purpose such as starting a company or investing: "rates of return on invested capital were high" Similar moneyfinance(s)fundsthe wherewithal

    adjective

    • 1. (of an offense or charge) liable to the death penalty: "murder was a capital crime"
    • 2. (of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.

    exclamation

    • 1. used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight: informal, dated British "That's splendid! Capital!"
  2. The meaning of CAPITAL is of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.. How to use capital in a sentence. Capital and Capitol: Which One to Use Where.

  3. Capital is the total amount of money (and things with a monetary value, like houses or cars) that a person or institution owns. A bank's capital might be in the billions, while your capital barely makes it into the hundreds.

  4. a city that is the center of government of a country or smaller political area: Australia's capital city is Canberra. [ C ] the most important place for a particular business or activity: London used to be the financial capital of the world.

  5. A capital is a city or town that acts as the center of a government, such as a city’s or nation’s government, as in Washington, DC, is the capital of the United States. More casually, a city or town might be a capital of some special importance.

  6. Jul 11, 2024 · What Is Capital? Capital is a broad term that can describe anything that confers value or benefit to its owners, such as a factory and its machinery, intellectual property like patents,...

  7. Capital is a large sum of money which you use to start a business, or which you invest in order to make more money. [business] Companies are having difficulty in raising capital. A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.

  8. Definition of capital noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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