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capital

/ˈkæpɪtəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Capital means: one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis.

Synonyms for capital16

noun, as in one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule

noun, as in a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Das Kapital

noun, as in the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

chapiter, cap

noun, as in the federal government of the United States

Washington

noun, as in assets available for use in the production of further assets

working capital

adjective, as in uppercase

great, majuscule, uppercase

adjective, as in first-rate

superior

adjective, as in of principal importance

primary

also used for capital

asset, caps, majuscular

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What does capital mean?11

noun

1

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis“printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters”

2

a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories

3

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

4

the federal government of the United States

5

assets available for use in the production of further assets

6

wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

7

a seat of government

8

a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product“the crime capital of Italy”

adjective

1

uppercase“capital A”

2

first-rate“a capital fellow”

3

of principal importance“our capital concern was to avoid defeat”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Capital in a sentence

  • As soon as he arrived in the capital, he got settled at a hotel._undertoad
  • Four factors of success are land, labour, capital and organization.Objectivesea
  • In getting her present job, she made capital of her father's connections.unknown
  • I think, due to its importance, coffee should have at least one capital letter.BraveSentry
  • After the capital was taken, the last of the resistance collapsed.sundown
  • Capital, land and labor are the three key factors of production.unknown
  • In the first place, we must have capital to begin it with.AlexParrish
  • As economy develops, labor-intensive industries give way to capital-intensive industries.unknown

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Forms of capital

as a noun

plural
capitals