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   capital

   /ˈkapɪtl/

   noun

   • 1. the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region: "Warsaw is the capital of Poland" Similar first citymost important cityseat of governmentcentre of administrationmetropolis
   • ▪ a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product: "the fashion capital of the world"
   • 2. wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing: "rates of return on invested capital were high" Similar moneyfinance(s)fundsthe wherewithalthe meansassetswealthresourcesreservesdeep pocketsstockprincipalworking capitalinvestment capitalinformal:doughbreadlootshekelsmoolahthe necessarywadboodledibsgeltducatsrhinogravyscratchstuffoofdoshbrasslollyspondulickswongaackersthe readyreadiesdinerogreenbackssimoleonsbucksjackmazumaOscarinformal, dated:sploshgreentindated:l.s.d.informal, dated:kalerocksshinplastersarchaic:pelf
   • ▪ the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities.
   • ▪ people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively: "a conflict of interest between capital and labour"
   • ▪ a valuable resource of a particular kind: "there is insufficient investment in human capital"
   • 3. a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names: "he wrote the name in capitals" Similar capital letterupper-case letterblock capitalinformal:captechnical:uncialuncial lettermajuscule letter

   adjective

   • 1. (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty: "murder is the only capital crime in the state"
   • 2. (of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
   • 3. excellent: informal, dated "he's a really capital fellow"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight: informal, dated British "That's splendid! Capital!"

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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     3

   • A

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   • P

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   • I

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   • T

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   • A

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   • L

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAPITAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meanings of capital as a noun, adjective, and letter in English. Find out how to use capital in different contexts, such as city, money, crime, and punctuation.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › capitalCapital Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 9, 2012 · Learn the various meanings and uses of the word capital, from a letter that conforms to the series A, B, C, etc. to a city serving as a seat of government. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of capital.

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   Jul 11, 2024 · Capital is anything that confers value or benefit to its owners, such as cash, assets, or intellectual property. Learn about the four types of capital (working, debt, equity, and trading) and how they are used, structured, and analyzed by businesses and economists.

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   A capital is a city or town that acts as the center of a government, such as a city’s or nation’s government, as in Washington, DC, is the capital of the United States. More casually, a city or town might be a capital of some special importance.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcapital noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the different meanings and uses of the word capital as an adjective, noun, or letter. Find out how capital relates to money, property, government, crime, and more.