capital

/'kæpitl/
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capital

The word "capital" appears at the beginning of a sentence.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Wealth in the form of money or assets used to produce more wealth: "Capital" refers to financial resources, property, or other assets owned by a person, business, or organization that are used to generate income or investment.
    • A city serving as the seat of government: "Capital" denotes the primary city of a country or region where its government is located.
    • An uppercase letter: "Capital" refers to a large form of a letter (e.g., A, B, C), used as the first letter in sentences, proper names, or for emphasis.
    • The top part of a column in architecture: In classical architecture, "capital" is the decorative head of a column that supports the structure above it.

  2. Adjective:

    • Primary, most important, or leading: "Capital" describes something of chief importance or primary concern.
    • Excellent, first-rate: In older or more formal use, "capital" can describe something as very good or splendid.
    • Relating to the death penalty: "Capital" pertains to crimes or punishment involving death.
    • Uppercase: "Capital" describes a letter written in its large form.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Wealth):
    • The company needs more capital to expand its operations.
    • He invested his capital in the stock market.
  • Noun (City):
    • London is the capital of the United Kingdom.
    • The state capital is often the center of political activity.
  • Noun (Letter):
    • Always start a sentence with a capital.
    • The word "English" begins with a capital 'E'.
  • Adjective (Primary):
    • The capital issue in the debate was economic policy.
    • Our capital objective is to ensure customer safety.
  • Adjective (Excellent):
    • That was a capital idea!
    • We had a capital time at the party.
  • Adjective (Death-related):
    • Murder is a capital offense in some jurisdictions.
    • The country has abolished capital punishment.
Advanced Usage
  • "Capital" in Economics: Refers to factors of production (goods used to produce other goods) or financial assets. It is a core concept distinguishing it from labor or land.
    • Human capital refers to the skills and knowledge possessed by individuals.
    • Venture capital is funding provided to startup companies.
  • "To make capital out of something": To use a situation to one's own advantage.
    • The politician made capital out of his opponent's mistake.
Variants and Related Words
  • Capitalize (verb): To provide with capital; to write or print in capital letters; to take advantage of (as in "capitalize on an opportunity").
  • Capitalism (noun): An economic system based on private ownership of capital.
  • Capitalist (noun/adjective): A person who invests capital; pertaining to capitalism.
  • Capitalization (noun): The act of capitalizing; the total capital of a business.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Wealth): funds, finance, assets, resources, investment.
  • Noun (City): seat of government, administrative center.
  • Noun (Letter): uppercase letter, majuscule.
  • Adjective (Primary): principal, chief, main, foremost, primary.
  • Adjective (Excellent): splendid, excellent, first-rate, superb.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs/Idioms)
  • Capital gains: Profit from the sale of property or an investment.
  • Capital expenditure: Money spent by a business on acquiring or maintaining fixed assets.
  • With a capital 'X': Used for emphasis to stress a quality (e.g., "He is Trouble with a capital T").
  • Capital flight: The large-scale movement of financial assets and capital from a country.
capital

The word "capital" appears at the beginning of a sentence.

Adjective
  1. uppercase
    • capital A
    • great A
    • many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
  2. of primary importance
    • our capital concern was to avoid defeat
  3. first-rate
    • a capital fellow
    • a capital idea
Noun
  1. the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
  2. a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
  3. the federal government of the United States
  4. a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
    • the crime capital of Italy
    • the drug capital of Columbia
  5. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
    • printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases
  6. a seat of government
  7. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
  8. assets available for use in the production of further assets

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