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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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   adjective. cap· i· tal ˈka-pə-tᵊl. ˈkap-tᵊl. Synonyms of capital. 1. of a letter : of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc. 2. a. : being the seat of government. London is the capital city of England. b. : chief in importance or influence. capital ships.

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   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. capital letter ( def ).

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   Feb 29, 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, or the...

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › capitalCAPITAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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. Fewer examples. In defiance of the ceasefire, rebel troops are again firing on the capital.

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   noun. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value. see more. noun. assets available for use in the production of further assets. synonyms: working capital. see more. noun. a seat of government.