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Capital

ˈkapɪtl

Capital definitions
noun
capital capitals
  1. the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region

    "Warsaw is the capital of Poland"

    first city most important city seat of government centre of administration
    • a place associated more than any other with a specified activity or product

      "the fashion capital of the world"

  2. wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing

    "rates of return on invested capital were high"

    money finance(s) funds the wherewithal the means assets wealth resources reserves deep pockets stock principal
    • the excess of a company's assets over its liabilities
    • people who possess wealth and use it to control a society's economic activity, considered collectively

      "a conflict of interest between capital and labour"

    • a valuable resource of a particular kind

      "there is insufficient investment in human capital"

  3. a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names

    "he wrote the name in capitals"

    capital letter upper-case letter block capital
adjective
capital
  1. (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty

    "murder is the only capital crime in the state"

  2. (of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names
    upper-case block
  3. excellent

    "he's a really capital fellow"

interjection
  1. used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight

    "That's splendid! Capital!"