capital

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Synonyms 1.3.5 Antonyms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.5 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Adjective 2.4 Related terms 3 Portuguese 3.1 Noun 3.2 Noun 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Latin capitalis, "of the head." Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/, SAMPA: /"k{p.I.t@l/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Homophones: capitol

[edit] Noun

capital (plural capitals)

1. 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.

   Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.

   The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.

2. (economics) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
3. (economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
4. An uppercase letter.
5. (architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

[edit] Usage notes

The homophone capitol refers only to a building, usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a capital city.

[edit] Derived terms

• real capital
• financial capital
• economic capital
• social capital
• capital asset
• capital ship

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[edit] Synonyms

letter

• caps (in the plural)
• majuscule

[edit] Antonyms

letter

• minuscule

[edit] Adjective

capital (not comparable)

1. of prime importance
2. (UK) excellent

   That is a capital idea!

3. involving punishment by death

   Not all felonies are capital crimes.

4. uppercase

   One begins a sentence with a capital letter.

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uppercase

• lower-case

[edit] See also

• block capitals
• capital punishment
• in capitals
• with a capital

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ka.pi.tal/, SAMPA: /ka.pi.tal/

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capital m. (plural capitaux)

1. Capital (money and wealth)

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capital m. (f. capitale, m. plural capitaux, f. plural capitales)

1. Capital (important)

   La peine capitale est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.

[edit] Related terms

• capitale
• capitaliser
• capitalisme

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

capital f. (plural capitais)

1. (geography) capital

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capital m. (plural capitais)

1. (economics) capital

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin capitālis

[edit] Noun

capital m. (plural capitales)

1. capital (finance)

capital f. (plural capitales)

1. capital (city)