Definition of capitalistic in English:
capitalistic
adjective kapɪt(ə)ˈlɪstɪkˌkæpədlˈɪstɪk
Supporting or based on the principles of capitalism.
a completely capitalistic system
Example sentencesExamples
- He sought all his life to surpass his uncle, championing those labeled heretic by a vital capitalistic society.
- The consistent purpose in his writing was to make economic theory applicable to the perennial problems of a capitalistic economy.
- The novel develops a plot fueled by a desire for a conventionally capitalistic definition of happiness.
- This is not simply a great ethical warning against capitalistic exploitation, or against a merely utilitarian conception of habitation.
- Social mobility is the source of authority in modern capitalistic democracy, where the ultimate value is the rise of the individual.
- It is not uncommon for artists to voice contempt for capitalistic processes.
- The impact of the slump on large capitalistic enterprises in the region receives relatively little comment.
- It is a modern-day social commentary, ranging from capitalistic alienation to the seeking of immediate gratification in relationships with women.
- The economic development under capitalistic premises thus proceeds in the form of cyclical fluctuation.
- In many ways, it penetrates to the dark side of the capitalistic ideal.
Definition of capitalistic in US English:
capitalistic
adjectiveˌkapədlˈistikˌkæpədlˈɪstɪk
Supporting or based on the principles of capitalism.
a completely capitalistic system
Example sentencesExamples
- This is not simply a great ethical warning against capitalistic exploitation, or against a merely utilitarian conception of habitation.
- The impact of the slump on large capitalistic enterprises in the region receives relatively little comment.
- The consistent purpose in his writing was to make economic theory applicable to the perennial problems of a capitalistic economy.
- He sought all his life to surpass his uncle, championing those labeled heretic by a vital capitalistic society.
- The novel develops a plot fueled by a desire for a conventionally capitalistic definition of happiness.
- Social mobility is the source of authority in modern capitalistic democracy, where the ultimate value is the rise of the individual.
- It is not uncommon for artists to voice contempt for capitalistic processes.
- It is a modern-day social commentary, ranging from capitalistic alienation to the seeking of immediate gratification in relationships with women.
- The economic development under capitalistic premises thus proceeds in the form of cyclical fluctuation.
- In many ways, it penetrates to the dark side of the capitalistic ideal.