What does capital mean?
Definitions for capital
ˈkæp ɪ tlcap·i·tal
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word capital.
Princeton's WordNet
capital, working capitalnoun
assets available for use in the production of further assets
capitalnoun
wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
capitalnoun
a seat of government
capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majusculenoun
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"
capitalnoun
a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
"the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"
Capital, Washingtonnoun
the federal government of the United States
Das Kapital, Capitalnoun
a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
capital, chapiter, capadjective
the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
capitaladjective
first-rate
"a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"
capitaladjective
of primary importance
"our capital concern was to avoid defeat"
capital, great, majusculeadjective
uppercase
"capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
Wiktionary
capitalnoun
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
He does not have enough capital to start a business.
capitalnoun
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
capitalnoun
A 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.
capitalnoun
The most important city in the field specified.
capitalnoun
An uppercase letter.
capitalnoun
The uppermost part of a column.
capitalnoun
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.
capitaladjective
of prime importance
capitaladjective
excellent
That is a capital idea!
capitaladjective
Involving punishment by death.
capitaladjective
uppercase
One begins a sentence with a capital letter.
Etymology: From capitalis, in sense “head of cattle”, from caput (English cap). Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CAPITALadjective
Etymology: capitalis, Lat.
Needs must the serpent now his capital bruise
Expect with mortal pain. Paradise Lost, b. xii. l. 383.Edmund, I arrest thee
On capital treason. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Several cases deserve greater punishment than many crimes that are capital among us. Jonathan Swift.
In capital causes, wherein but one man’s life is in question, the evidence ought to be clear; much more in a judgment upon a war, which is capital to thousands. Francis Bacon.
I will, out of that infinite number, reckon but some that are most capital, and commonly occurrent both in the life and conditions of private men. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
As to swerve in the least points, is errour; so the capital enemies thereof God hateth, as his deadly foes, aliens, and, without repentance, children of endless perdition. Richard Hooker.
They are employed by me, and do, in themselves, tend to confirm the truth of a capital article in religion. Francis Atterbury.
This had been
Perhaps thy capital seat, from whence had spread
All generations; and had hither come,
From all the ends of th’ earth, to celebrate
And reverence thee, their great progenitor. Par. Lost, b. xi.Our most considerable actions are always present, like capital letters to an aged and dim eye. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of Living holy.
The first whereof is written in capital letters, without chapters or verses. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmologia Sacra.
Capitalnoun
Etymology: from the adjective.
You see the volute of the Ionick, the foliage of the Corinthian, and the uovali of the Dorick, mixed, without any regularity, on the same capital. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
ChatGPT
capital
Capital refers to the financial assets, such as funds, property, and machinery, that individuals or businesses possess and use to produce goods or services. It is usually obtained through investments, savings, or by borrowing, and is considered as a key factor in generating profit or wealth. In a broader socio-economic sense, it could also refer to anything that enhances one's ability to perform economically useful work.
Webster Dictionary
Capitalnoun
of or pertaining to the head
Capitalnoun
having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment
Capitalnoun
first in importance; chief; principal
Capitalnoun
chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities
Capitalnoun
of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song
Capitalnoun
the head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column
Capitalnoun
the seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis
Capitalnoun
money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a
Capitaladjective
that portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production
Capitaladjective
anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence
Capitaladjective
an imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts
Capitaladjective
a chapter, or section, of a book
Capitaladjective
see Capital letter, under Capital, a
Etymology: [Cf. L. capitellum and capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau, OF. capitel. See chief, and cf. cattle, chattel, chapiter, chapter.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Capital
kap′it-al, adj. relating to the head: involving the loss of the head; chief: principal: excellent.—n. the head or top part of a column or pillar: the chief or most important thing: the chief city of a country: a large letter, such as used on title-pages, &c.: the stock or money for carrying on any business.—n. Capitalisā′tion, the act of converting into capital: printing with capital letters.—v.t. Cap′italīse, to convert into capital or money.—ns. Cap′italism, condition of possessing capital: the economic system which generates capitalists; Cap′italist, one who has capital or money.—adv. Cap′itally, chiefly: principally: excellently: by capital punishment.—adj. Cap′itate (bot.), growing in or shaped like a head.—ns. Capitā′tion, a numbering of every head or individual: a tax on every head; Capite (kap′it-i), an ancient English tenure (Shak.).—Circulating or Floating capital consists of the wages paid to the workmen, and of the raw material used up in the processes of industry, &c.; Fixed capital consists of buildings, machines, tools, &c.—Hold lands in capite, to hold them directly from the sovereign.—Make capital out of, to turn to advantage. [O. Fr. capitel—L. capitalis—caput, the head.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
capital
In technical fortification, is an imaginary line bisecting the salient angle of a work.
Editors Contribution
capital
A form of money, property or assets.
The capital costs were easily defined and managed.
Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'capital' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #734
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'capital' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1253
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'capital' in Nouns Frequency: #309
Anagrams for capital »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of capital in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of capital in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of capital in a Sentence
This is a fertile environment for M&A activity, where low cost to capital is probably going to pull forward more deals.
We reject the logic that foreign investments in Telecom Italia are dangerous: whoever brings capital and know-how contributes to make our company stronger, regardless of whether the investor is Italian or a foreigner.
They are basically force-feeding capital into these companies, i expect there will be a lot more deaths by overfunding.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison:
Our collaboration with the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and participation in joint operations like Operation Washout reflect our ongoing partnership and commitment to apprehending some of the most violent offenders and taking them off the streets, this operation demonstrated our ongoing efforts in working with all of our law enforcement partners at the federal, state and local level in creating a safer Baltimore.
China is seeing deep foreign capital outflows as doubts increase regarding its basic investability.
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- kapitaalAfrikaans
- حرف كبير, رأس مال, رأسمالArabic
- бага́цце, капіта́лBelarusian
- гла́вна бу́ква, главен, капите́л, капита́л, основенBulgarian
- capital, capitell, excel·lent, majúscula, lletra majúsculaCatalan, Valencian
- kapitál, velké písmeno, hlaviceCzech
- cyfalafWelsh
- Kapital, Großbuchstabe, Groß-, großartig, KapitellGerman
- κεφάλαιο, κιονόκρανο, κεφαλαίος, κεφαλαιώδηςGreek
- capital, mayúscula, excelente, capitelSpanish
- kapital, kapiteelEstonian
- سرمایهPersian
- mahtava, versaalikirjain, pääasiallinen, iso, versaali, fantastinen, iso kirjain, suurenmoinen, pääoma, majuskeli, ensisijainen, loistava, kapiteeliFinnish
- capital, majuscule, chapiteau, excellentFrench
- caipiteal, ceannlitirIrish
- airgead-calpaScottish Gaelic
- capitalGalician
- bun-argidManx
- הוןHebrew
- राजधानीHindi
- tőke, nagybetű, oszlopfőHungarian
- կապիտալ, մեծատառArmenian
- modal, kapitalIndonesian
- kapitaloIdo
- höfuðborgIcelandic
- capitale, eccellente, magnifico, maiuscola, maiuscolo, splendido, ottimo, principale, capitelloItalian
- 素晴らしい, 優れた, 資本, 大文字, 致命的, 柱頭, 主要, 主Japanese
- კაპიტალი, დიდი ასო, ასომთავრულიGeorgian
- қаражатKazakh
- ಬಂಡವಾಳKannada
- 가장 중요한, 어퍼케이스, 資本, 대사, 자본, 대문자, 사형, 최상의, 大文字, 최고의Korean
- urbeLatin
- pūmatua, moni haupū, moni haupū rawaMāori
- капиталMacedonian
- മരണ ശിക്ഷ, മൂലധനംMalayalam
- modalMalay
- excellent, uitstekend, kapiteel, kapitaal, hoofd-, hoofd(letter), hoofdletter, dood(straf)Dutch
- kapitał, duża litera, wielka litera, nagłówekPolish
- capital, [[letra]] [[maiúscula]], excelente, maiúsculo, capitel, fundamental, maiúsculaPortuguese
- capital, chapital, chapitêlRomansh
- capitalRomanian
- капита́л, основной, главный, загла́вная бу́ква, заглавный, капите́ль, отличный, больша́я бу́ква, бога́тство, превосходный, капитальный, прописна́я бу́ква, большой, состоя́ниеRussian
- капитал, kapitalSerbo-Croatian
- kapitálSlovak
- kapitalSlovene
- kapitalAlbanian
- versal, kapital, stor bokstav, huvudsakligSwedish
- పెట్టుబడి, సంపదTelugu
- kabisera, kapitalTagalog
- anapara, kapital, büyük, anamal, büyük harf, sermayeTurkish
- бага́тство, капіта́лUkrainian
- سرمایہUrdu
- tư bản, chính, vốnVietnamese
- mayudik, mayud, katädVolapük
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