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Capital

noun
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
Word Frequency: 93.1

Definitions

1.nounAlready-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
2.nounMoney and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
"He does not have enough capital to start a business."
3.nounA city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
"The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."
4.nounThe most important city in the field specified.
5.nounAn uppercase letter.
6.nounThe uppermost part of a column.
7.nounKnowledge; awareness; proficiency.
"Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession."
8.noun(by extension) The chief or most important thing.
9.adjectiveOf prime importance.
10.adjectiveChief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
"London and Paris are capital cities."
11.adjectiveExcellent.
"That is a capital idea!"
12.adjectiveInvolving punishment by death.
13.adjectiveUppercase.
"One begins a sentence with a capital letter."
14.adjectiveOf or relating to the head.

Synonyms

capsmajusculeworking capitaluppercaseupper casechapitergreatcapupper-case letterfinanceassetfinancing

Antonyms

minusculelower-case

Rhymes With

capitolintercapitalprucapitaltranscapital
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