capitalize
to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
to authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of: to capitalize a corporation.
to issue stock as a dividend, thereby capitalizing retained earnings, or as settlement of an unpaid arrearage of preferred dividends.
Accounting. to set up (expenditures) as business assets in the books of account instead of treating as expense.
to supply with capital.
to estimate the value of (a stock or an enterprise).
to take advantage of; turn something to one's advantage (often followed by on): to capitalize on one's opportunities.
Origin of capitalize
1- Also especially British, cap·i·tal·ise .
Other words for capitalize
7 | profit by, exploit, utilize |
Other words from capitalize
- cap·i·tal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- cap·i·tal·iz·er, noun
- non·cap·i·tal·ized, adjective
- un·cap·i·tal·ized, adjective
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How to use capitalize in a sentence
Dollar credit will be a world necessity if we capitalise the opportunity that peace may bring us.
The War After the War | Isaac Frederick MarcossonIt is, therefore, up to the American exporter to capitalise the needs of the nation and the good will that it bears toward us.
The War After the War | Isaac Frederick MarcossonCapitalise it, friend typo—that last word—word of words in the epiphany of life and love.
The Four Million | O. HenryThis implies the necessity to capitalise a corresponding further amount of the surplus value.
The Accumulation of Capital | Rosa LuxemburgFrom the second year onwards, both departments capitalise half their surplus value and consume the other half.
The Accumulation of Capital | Rosa Luxemburg
British Dictionary definitions for capitalize
capitalise
/ (ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz) /
(intr foll by on) to take advantage (of); profit (by)
to write or print (text) in capital letters or with the first letter of (a word or words) in capital letters
to convert (debt or retained earnings) into capital stock
to authorize (a business enterprise) to issue a specified amount of capital stock
to provide with capital
accounting to treat (expenditures) as assets
to estimate the present value of (a periodical income)
to compute the present value of (a business) from actual or potential earnings
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