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# {{uncountable}} {{economics}} Already-produced durable goods available for use as a [[factor of production]], such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures). |
# {{uncountable}} {{economics}} Already-produced durable goods available for use as a [[factor of production]], such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures). |
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#: ''He does not have enough '''capital''' to start a business.'' |
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# {{uncountable|business|finance}} [[money|Money]] and [[wealth]]. The means to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]], especially in a non-[[barter]] system. |
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# {{countable}} A [[city]] [[designate]]d as a legislative seat by the [[government]] or some other [[authority]], often the city in which the government is [[locate]]d; otherwise the most [[important]] city within a [[country]] or a [[subdivision]] of it. |
# {{countable}} A [[city]] [[designate]]d as a legislative seat by the [[government]] or some other [[authority]], often the city in which the government is [[locate]]d; otherwise the most [[important]] city within a [[country]] or a [[subdivision]] of it. |
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#: ''Washington D.C. is the '''capital''' of the United States of America.'' |
#: ''Washington D.C. is the '''capital''' of the United States of America.'' |
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#: ''The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest '''capital'''.'' |
#: ''The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest '''capital'''.'' |
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# {{countable}} The most [[important]] [[city]] in the [[field]] specified. |
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#* '''2010''' September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", [[w:St. Louis Magazine|''St. Louis'' magazine]], ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 83: |
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#*: Hollywood is the film '''capital''', New York the theater '''capital''', Las Vegas the gambling '''capital'''. |
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# {{countable}} An [[uppercase]] [[letter]]. |
# {{countable}} An [[uppercase]] [[letter]]. |
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# {{countable}} {{architecture}} The uppermost part of a [[column]]. |
# {{countable}} {{architecture}} The uppermost part of a [[column]]. |
Revision as of 18:37, 13 January 2011
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) capitālis, in sense “head of cattle”. Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.
Compare (deprecated template usage) chattel and (deprecated template usage) kind, which also use “cow” to mean “property”.
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Pronunciation
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Noun
capital (plural capitals or -)
- Template:uncountable Template:economics 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.
- Template:uncountable Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- Template:countable 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.
- Template:countable The most important city in the field specified.
- 2010 September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 83:
- Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.
- 2010 September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 83:
- Template:countable An uppercase letter.
- Template:countable Template:architecture The uppermost part of a column.
- Template:uncountable Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
- Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.
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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (An uppercase letter): minuscule
Derived terms
Translations
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Adjective
capital (not comparable)
- of prime importance
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- That is a capital idea!
- involving punishment by death
- Not all felonies are capital crimes.
- uppercase
- One begins a sentence with a capital letter.
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Antonyms
- uppercase
Related terms
See also
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- Capital (money and wealth)
Adjective
capital (feminine capitale, masculine plural capitaux, feminine plural capitales)
- Capital (important)
- La peine capitale est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.
Related terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
Noun
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) capitālis.
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
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Adjective
capital m or f (masculine and feminine plural capitales)
- Capital, very important
- Es asunto de capital importancia = "(This) is a very important matter"
- Lo condenaron a la pena capital = "He was sentenced to death penalty" (rare, "pena de muerte" is commonly used)
Noun
See also
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish epicene adjectives