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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 administrationmetropolis
   • ▪ a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product: "Milan is the fashion capital of the world"
   • 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 wherewithalthe meansassetswealthresourcesreservesdeep pocketsstockprincipalworking capitalinvestment capitalinformal:doughbreadlootshekelsmoolahthe necessarywadboodledibsgeltducatsrhinogravyscratchstuffoofdoshbrasslollyspondulickswongaackersthe readyreadiesdinerogreenbackssimoleonsbucksjackmazumaOscarinformal, dated:sploshgreentindated:l.s.d.informal, dated:kalerocksshinplastersarchaic:pelf
   • ▪ the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities.
   • ▪ people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively: "a conflict of interest between capital and labor"
   • ▪ a valuable resource of a particular kind: "there is insufficient investment in human capital"
   • 3. a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names: "he wrote the name in capitals" Similar capital letterupper-case letterblock capitalinformal:captechnical:uncialuncial lettermajuscule letter

   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.
   • 3. excellent: informal, dated "he's a really capital fellow"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight: informal, dated British "That's splendid! Capital!"

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAPITAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CAPITAL meaning: 1. a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area: 2. the most…. Learn more.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › capitalCapital - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcapital noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   [uncountable] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business. share/investment/equity capital. He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project. a guide to investing capital in new markets. Our capital is all tied up in property.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCAPITAL definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   Apr 20, 2024 · 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. 2. uncountable noun.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCAPITAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. uk / ˈkæpɪt ə l / us. capital noun (CITY) Add to word list. A2. the most important city in a country or state, where the government is based: Paris is the capital of France. Fewer examples. The main airport is 15 miles from the capital. Armed troops have regained control of the capital. Rioters looted the capital.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › capitalCapital Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPITAL. 1. [noncount] a : money, property, etc., that is used to start or operate a business. Does he have the capital to start a new business?

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › capitalCapital - definition of capital by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. A town or city that is the official seat of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation. b. A city that is the center of a specific activity or industry: the financial capital of the world. 2. a. Wealth, especially in the form of financial or physical assets, used in the production or accumulation of more wealth. b.