cap·i·tal 1 (k p  -tl)n.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 in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation. b. Material wealth used or available for use in the production of more wealth. c. Human resources considered in terms of their contributions to an economy: "[The] swift unveiling of his . . . plans provoked a flight of human capital" George F. Will. 3. Accounting The remaining assets of a business after all liabilities have been deducted; net worth. 4. Capital stock. 5. Capitalists considered as a group or class. 6. An asset or advantage: "profited from political capital accumulated by others" Michael Mandelbaum. 7. A capital letter. adj.1. First and foremost; principal: a decision of capital importance. 2. First-rate; excellent: a capital idea. 3. Relating to or being a seat of government. 4. Extremely serious: a capital blunder. 5. Involving death or calling for the death penalty: a capital offense. 6. Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business: made capital improvements at the plant site. 7. Relating to or being a capital letter.
[From Middle English, principal, from Old French, from Latin capit lis, from caput, head, money laid out; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: The term for a town or city that serves as a seat of government is spelled capital. The term for the building in which a legislative assembly meets is spelled capitol. |
capital 1 Noun 1. the chief city of a country, where the government meets 2. the total wealth owned or used in business by an individual or group 3. wealth used to produce more wealth by investment 4. make capital out of to gain advantage from: to make political capital out of the hostage situation 5. a capital letter Adjective 1. Law involving or punishable by death: a capital offence 2. denoting the large letter used as the initial letter in a sentence, personal name, or place name 3. Brit, Austral & NZ old-fashioned excellent or first-rate: a capital dinner [Latin caput head]
capital 2 Noun the top part of a column or pillar [Old French capitel, from Latin caput head]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | capital - assets available for use in the production of further assetsassets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company stock - the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" operating capital - capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements seed money - capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise | | 2. | capital - wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic valueassets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company means, substance - considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means" | | 3. | capital - a seat of governmentseat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) state capital - the capital city of a political subdivision of a country | | 4. |  capital - 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"small capital, small cap - a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters | | 5. | capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"centre, center - a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers" | | 6. | Capital - the federal government of the United States | | 7. | Capital - a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories | | 8. | capital - the upper part of a column that supports the entablaturepillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" | | Adj. | 1. | capital - first-rate; "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" | | 2. | capital - of primary importance; "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" | | 3. | capital - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"uppercase - relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" |
capital noun 1. money, funds, stock, investment(s), property, cash, finance, finances, financing, resources, assets, wealth, principal, means, wherewithal  Translations capital [ˈkæpɪtl] n (also: capital city) → capital f (= money); capital m (also: capital letter) → mayúscula
 capital [ˈkæpɪtl] n (also: capital city) → capitale f (= money); capital m;
 capital [ˈkæpɪtl] n (also: capital city) → Hauptstadt f;
 capital [ˈkæpɪtl] n (also: capital city) → capitale f (= money); capitale m (also: capital letter) → (lettera) maiuscola
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