Capitalize

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  • intransitive verb. To use as or convert into capital.
  • intransitive verb. To supply with capital or investment funds.
  • intransitive verb. To authorize the issue of a certain amount of capital stock of.
  • intransitive verb. To convert (debt) into capital stock or shares.
  • intransitive verb. To calculate the current value of (a future stream of earnings or cash flows).
  • intransitive verb. To include (expenditures) in business accounts as assets instead of expenses.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To write or print in capital letters.
  • intransitive verb. To begin a word with a capital letter.
  • intransitive verb. To turn something to one's advantage; benefit.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To begin with a capital letter: as, to capitalize the first word of a sentence. Also spelled capitalise, and abbreviated to cap.
  • To convert into capital or into an equivalent capital sum.
  • To convert (floating debt) into stock or shares. Also spelled capitalise.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.
  • transitive verb. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)
  • transitive verb. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
  • transitive verb. To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by selling capital stock.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. In writing or editing, to write in capital letters, in upper case, either the entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof.
  • verb. To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.
  • verb. To convert into capital, ie to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.
  • verb. To treat as capital, not as an expense.
  • verb. To profit or to obtain an advantage.
  • verb. To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. compute the present value of a business or an income
  • verb. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
  • verb. convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
  • verb. draw advantages from
  • verb. consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
  • verb. write in capital letters
  • Word Usage
    "The Dark Knight and other 2008 hit titles capitalize on little new release competition."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    benefit  consider  furnish  gain  profit  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aid  alphabet  alphabetize  angel  assist  
    verb-form