 capitalize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] draw advantages from | |
| Synonyms: | take_advantage capitalise | |
| Examples: | "he is capitalizing on her mistake" "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" |
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| Related terms: | profit capitalization | |
| 2. | [ verb ] consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses | |
| Synonyms: | capitalise | |
| Related terms: | see capital | |
| 3. | [ verb ] write in capital letters | |
| Synonyms: | capitalise | |
| Related terms: | write capital capitalization | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (mathematics,business) compute the present value of a business or an income | |
| Synonyms: | capitalise | |
| Related terms: | calculate overcapitalize capital capitalization | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (business) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders | |
| Synonyms: | capitalise | |
| Related terms: | supply capital | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (business) convert into capital, as of a company's reserve funds | |
| Synonyms: | capitalise | |
| Related terms: | change overcapitalize capital | |
| Similar spelling: |
capital capitalise capitalist capitalism capitalistic capital_levy Capitol capitulate capitulation capitualtion capital_ship capital_loss capital_gain capital_cost capitular capital_stock capitulary |
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