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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).
#: ''He does not have enough '''capital''' to start a business.''
#: ''He does not have enough '''capital''' to start a business.''
# {{uncountable}} {{business|finance}} [[money|Money]] and [[wealth]]. The means to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]], especially in a non-[[barter]] system.
# {{uncountable|business|finance}} [[money|Money]] and [[wealth]]. The means to acquire [[goods]] and [[services]], especially in a non-[[barter]] system.
# {{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.
#: ''Washington D.C. is the '''capital''' of the United States of America.''
#: ''Washington D.C. is the '''capital''' of the United States of America.''
#: ''The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest '''capital'''.''
#: ''The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest '''capital'''.''
# {{countable}} The most [[important]] [[city]] in the [[field]] specified.
#* '''2010''' September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", [[w:St. Louis Magazine|''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'''.
# {{countable}} An [[uppercase]] [[letter]].
# {{countable}} An [[uppercase]] [[letter]].
# {{countable}} {{architecture}} The uppermost part of a [[column]].
# {{countable}} {{architecture}} The uppermost part of a [[column]].

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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 -)

  1. 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.
  2. Template:uncountable Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Template:countable An uppercase letter.
  6. Template:countable Template:architecture The uppermost part of a column.
  7. 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

Derived terms

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Translations

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Adjective

capital (not comparable)

  1. of prime importance
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    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.

Translations

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Antonyms

uppercase

See also

French

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. Capital (money and wealth)

Adjective

capital (feminine capitale, masculine plural capitaux, feminine plural capitales)

  1. Capital (important)
    La peine capitale est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

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  1. Template:geography capital

Noun

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  1. Template:economics capital

Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) capitālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

capital m or f (masculine and feminine plural capitales)

  1. 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

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  1. capital Template:italbrac

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See also

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