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- DictionaryCap·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"
- 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"
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!"
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.
CAPITAL definition: 1. a city that is the centre of government of a country or smaller political area: 2. the most…. Learn more.
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?
[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.
capital. 1. [ kap -i-tl ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. 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 ).
Capital Definition. kăpĭ-tl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. A city or town that is the official seat of government of a state, nation, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A city where a certain industry, activity, etc. is centered. The rubber capital.
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.