capital

noun

(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

(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.

(uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

(uncountable, politics) The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.

(countable) The most important city in the field specified.

(countable) An uppercase letter.

(uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.

(countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.

(countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

adjective

Chief (in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation).

Uppercase.

(crime) Punishable by, or involving punishment by, death.

Of prime importance.

Of or relating to the head.

used to emphasise greatness or absoluteness

(comparable, UK, dated) Excellent.

Roots

caputcapit- · Latin · head

Synonyms for capital

majusculen capitalizationn fundsn financialadj assetsn metropolisn

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