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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•i•tal1 /ˈkæpɪtəl/USA pronunciation n. - Government the city that is the official center of government of a country, etc.:[countable]Sacramento, not Los Angeles, is the capital of California.
- [countable] a city thought of as being of special importance in some field of activity: Hollywood, the entertainment capital.
- Printing capital letter.
- Business the wealth owned or used in business by an individual, etc.:[uncountable]The companies needed capital for investment.
adj. [before a noun] - Businessof or relating to financial capital:capital investment.
- principal;
primary: a subject of capital concern. - Governmentchief, esp. as being the center of government: a capital city.
- excellent;
first-rate: a capital hotel. - Printingof or indicating a capital letter;
uppercase:Your name begins with capital B. - involving the loss of life: capital punishment (= punishment by death).
- to be punished by death: a capital crime (= a crime for which the punishment is death).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cap•i•tal1 (kap′i tl),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentthe city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state, etc.:Tokyo is the capital of Japan.
- a city regarded as being of special eminence in some field of activity:New York is the dance capital of the world.
- PrintingSee capital letter.
- Businessthe wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm, corporation, etc.
- Businessan accumulated stock of such wealth.
- Businessany form of wealth employed or capable of being employed in the production of more wealth.
- Business[Accountableing.]
- assets remaining after deduction of liabilities;
the net worth of a business. - the ownership interest in a business.
- Businessany source of profit, advantage, power, etc.;
asset:His indefatigable drive is his greatest capital. - Businesscapitalists as a group or class (distinguished from labor):High taxation has reduced the spending power of capital.
adj. - Businesspertaining to financial capital:capital stock.
- principal;
highly important:This guide offers suggestions of capital interest to travelers. - Governmentchief, esp. as being the official seat of government of a country, state, etc.:the capital city of France.
- excellent or first-rate:a capital hotel; a capital fellow.
- PrintingSee capital letter.
- involving the loss of life:capital punishment.
- punishable by death:a capital crime; a capital offender.
- fatal;
extremely serious:a capital error.
- Medieval Latin capitāle wealth, noun, nominal use of neuter of capitālis (adjective, adjectival)
- Latin capitālis of the head (capit-, stem of caput head, + -ālis -al1); (noun, nominal)
- Anglo-French)
- 1175–1225; Middle English; (adjective, adjectival) (
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged principal, investment, assets, stock.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prime, primary, first. The adjectives capital, chief, major, principal apply to a main or leading representative of a kind. Capital may mean larger or more prominent; it may also suggest preeminence or excellence:capital letter, idea, virtue,etc. Chief means leading, highest in office or power:the chief clerk.Major may refer to greatness of importance, number, or quantity:a major operation, the major part of a population.Principal refers to most distinguished, influential, or foremost:principal officer.
- 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trivial, minor.
The noun capital1 refers to a city or town that is the seat of government; to a capital letter as opposed to a lowercase letter; and to wealth or resources. The noun Capitol refers primarily to the building in Washington, D.C., in which Congress sits or to similar buildings used by state legislatures. cap•i•tal2 (kap′i tl),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]- Architecturethe distinctively treated upper end of a column, pier, or the like.
- Middle English capitale head (noun, nominal use of neuter of Latin adjective, adjectival) for Latin capitellum, equivalent. to capit- (stem of caput) head + -ellum diminutive suffix 1250–1300
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