Definitions
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- verb To
seize , as anopportunity ; toobtain abenefit ; to invest on something profitable. - verb writing, editing to make use of
capital letters (a.k.a.upper case ). - verb business to
have ,contribute oracquire capital (money or otherresources ) for a business. - verb finance to
convert intocapital , i.e. to getcash or similarimmediately fungible resources for some lessfungible property orsource offuture income . - verb accounting, taxation to
treat ascapital , not as anexpense . (This hasimplications for whendeductions may be taken, at least underUS law .) - verb intransitive : To
profit or toobtain anadvantage .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- verb write in capital letters
- verb draw advantages from
- verb consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- verb compute the present value of a business or an income
- verb convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
Etymologies
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Examples
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He said it was therefore imperative for exporters to "capitalise" on the African interest being directed at South Africa.
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Former Europe minister Kim Howells has blamed Gordon Brown's support staff for their failure to "capitalise" on the …
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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