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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•i•tal•ize /ˈkæpɪtəlˌaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj], -ized, -iz•ing. - to write or print in capital letters or with an initial capital.
- Businessto authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of: to capitalize a corporation.
- Businessto supply with capital.
- capitalize on, [ ~ + on + obj] to take advantage of;
turn to one's advantage: to capitalize on one's opportunities.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•i•tal•ize (kap′i tl īz′),USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. - to write or print in capital letters or with an initial capital.
- Businessto authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of:to capitalize a corporation.
- Businessto issue stock as a dividend, thereby capitalizing retained earnings, or as settlement of an unpaid arrearage of preferred dividends.
- Business[Accountableing.]to set up (expenditures) as business assets in the books of account instead of treating as expense.
- Businessto supply with capital.
- Businessto estimate the value of (a stock or an enterprise).
v.i. - to take advantage of* turn something to one's advantage (often fol. by on):to capitalize on one's opportunities.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] cap′i•tal•ise′. - capital1 + -ize 1755–65, American.
cap′i•tal•iz′a•ble, adj. cap′i•tal•iz′er, n. - 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged profit by, exploit, utilize.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: capitalize, capitalise /ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz/ vb (mainly tr)- (intransitive) followed by on: to take advantage (of); profit (by)
- to write or print (text) in capital letters or with the first letter of (a word or words) in capital letters
- to convert (debt or retained earnings) into capital stock
- to authorize (a business enterprise) to issue a specified amount of capital stock
- to provide with capital
- to treat (expenditures) as assets
- to estimate the present value of (a periodical income)
- to compute the present value of (a business) from actual or potential earnings
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