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capital
noun(cap-i-tal)the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
Examples:
Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters.
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)assets available for use in the production of further assets
Synonyms: working capital,
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
Synonyms: das kapital,
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
Examples:
The crime capital of Italy.
The drug capital of Columbia.
The drug capital of Columbia.
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)a seat of government
capital
adjective(cap-i-tal)first-rate
Examples:
A capital fellow.
A capital idea.
A capital idea.
capital
adjective(cap-i-tal)of primary importance
Examples:
Our capital concern was to avoid defeat.
capital
noun(cap-i-tal)wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value