capitalisation

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A teacher writes the word "HELLO" on the board to demonstrate capitalisation.

Definition

Noun 1. The writing of a word or words with an initial capital letter or in capital letters. This refers to the use of uppercase letters in writing. 2. The provision of capital for a company, or the conversion of something into capital. This is a financial and business term. 3. The act of taking advantage of an opportunity. This meaning relates to exploiting a situation for benefit.

Examples of Usage

• Meaning 1 (Writing):
  • The capitalisation of proper nouns is a basic rule in English.
  • The document was full of errors in spelling and capitalisation.
• Meaning 2 (Finance):
  • The company sought new capitalisation to fund its expansion plans.
  • The total capitalisation of the firm is estimated at one billion dollars.
• Meaning 3 (Taking Advantage):
  • His quick capitalisation on the opponent's mistake won him the game.
  • The success was due to her clever capitalisation of a market trend.

Advanced Usage

• "Market capitalisation": (Finance) The total market value of a company's outstanding shares. It is calculated as (share price) x (number of shares).
  • Apple Inc. has one of the highest market capitalisations in the world.
• In editorial and publishing contexts, a "capitalisation style" (e.g., title case, sentence case) is a set of rules governing the use of capital letters.

Variants and Related Words

• Capitalize (verb): Has corresponding meanings: to write in capital letters; to provide with capital; to take advantage of (an opportunity).
  • You must always capitalize the first word of a sentence.
  • The company was capitalized by a group of investors.
  • She capitalized on her rival's weakness.
• Capital (noun/adjective): Relating to wealth, assets, or uppercase letters.
• Capitalism (noun): An economic system based on private ownership of capital.

Synonyms

• For Meaning 1: Use of capitals, uppercase.
• For Meaning 2: Financing, funding, equity.
• For Meaning 3: Exploitation, leveraging, utilization.

Related Phrases

• "To be fully capitalized": (Finance) A company that has sufficient capital for its operations.
• "Capitalisation rate" (or "cap rate"): (Finance) A rate used to estimate the potential return on a real estate investment.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the sale of capital stock
2. the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
3. an estimation of the value of a business
4. writing in capital letters

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