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Etymology

From Latin capitālis (“of the head”). Use in trade and finance originated in Medieval economies when a common but expensive transaction involved trading heads of cattle.

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Pronunciation

Noun

capital (countable and uncountable; plural capitals)

  1. (uncountable) (economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
    He does not have enough capital to start a business.
  2. (uncountable) (business, finance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
  3. (countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
    Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.
    The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.
  4. (countable) An uppercase letter.
  5. (countable) (architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

Usage notes

The homophone capitol refers only to a building, usually one that houses the legislative branch of a government, and often one located in a capital city.

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Adjective

capital (not comparable)

  1. of prime importance
  2. (UK) excellent
    That is a capital idea!
  3. involving punishment by death
    Not all felonies are capital crimes.
  4. uppercase
    One begins a sentence with a capital letter.

Translations

of prime importance
  • Bulgarian: главен bg(bg), основен bg(bg)
  • Chinese: 主要的, 主要的 (zhǔ yào de)
  • Dutch: hoofd- nl(nl), kapitaal nl(nl)
  • Finnish: ensisijainen, pääasiallinen, pää- (in compounds)
  • German: Haupt-
  • Greek: κεφαλαιώδης el(el) (kefalaiodis)
  • Italian: capitale it(it), principale it(it)
  • Japanese: 主 ja(ja)な (おもな, omo na), 主要 ja(ja)な (しゅような, shuyō na)
  • Korean: 가장 중요한 (gajang jungyohan)
  • Russian: главный ru(ru) (glávnyj), основной ru(ru) (osnovnój), капитальный ru(ru) (kapitál'nyj)
  • Spanish: capital es(es)
  • Swedish: huvudsaklig
excellent
  • Japanese: 優れた ja(ja) (すぐれた, sugureta), 素晴らしい ja(ja) (すばらしい, subarashī)
  • Korean: 최고의 (chwigo-ui), 최상의 (chwisang-ui)
  • Russian: капитальный (kapitál'nyj)
  • Spanish: excelente es(es)
involving punishment by death
  • Italian: capitale it(it)
  • Japanese: 致命的 ja(ja)な (ちめいてきな, chimeiteki na)
  • Korean: 사형 (sahyeong)
  • Malayalam: മരണ ശിക്ഷ (maraNa Siksha)
  • Spanish: capital (pena)
uppercase
  • Armenian: մեծատառ hy(hy) (meçataṙ)
  • Bulgarian: главен bg(bg)
  • Chinese: 大寫, 大写 (dà xiě)
  • Dutch: hoofd(letter)
  • Finnish: versaali fi(fi), iso fi(fi)
  • French: majuscule fr(fr) m. and f.
  • Greek: κεφαλαίος el(el) (kefalaios)
  • Italian: maiuscolo it(it)
  • Japanese: 大文字 ja(ja)の (おおもじの, ōmoji no)
  • Korean: 어퍼케이스 (eopeokeiseu)
  • Russian: заглавный ru(ru) (zaglávnyj), большой ru(ru) (bol'šoj)
  • Spanish: mayúscula es(es)
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Antonyms

uppercase

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

capital m. (plural capitaux)

  1. Capital (money and wealth)

Adjective

capital m. (f. capitale, m. plural capitaux, f. plural capitales)

  1. Capital (important)
    La peine capitale est abolie en France depuis les années 1980.

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Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

capital f. (plural capitais)

  1. (geography) capital

Noun

capital m. (plural capitais)

  1. (economics) capital

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin capitālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

capital m. and f. (plural capitales)

  1. Capital, very important
    Es asunto de capital importancia = "(This) is a very important matter"
    Lo condenaron a la pena capital = "He was sentenced to death penalty" (rare, "pena de muerte" is commonly used)

Noun

capital m. (plural capitales)

  1. capital (finance)

capital f. (plural capitales)

  1. capital (city)

See also

 

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