capitalistic

[kap-i-tl-is-tik]

adjective

pertaining to capital or capitalists; founded on or believing in capitalism: a capitalistic system.

Origin of capitalistic

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; capitalist + -ic

Related forms

cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·cap·i·tal·is·tic, adjectivean·ti·cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·cap·i·tal·is·tic, adjective

non·cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbpre·cap·i·tal·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·cap·i·tal·is·tic, adjectivesem·i·cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·cap·i·tal·is·tic, adjective

Examples from the Web for capitalistic

More than half of Jordanians, Egyptians, Tunisians, and Lebanese respond favorably about our capitalistic model.
Obama’s Muslim World Fantasy: Early Hopes Undermined by Drone War|Elise Jordan|June 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I want to save our system, the capitalistic system; to save it is to give some heed to world thought of today.
How to Beat the Demagogues|Michael Signer|March 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We have a very global economy, human nature—it's a capitalistic economy.
Auletta and Cohan Discuss Greed and Geithner|The Daily Beast|April 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And militarism, which is the support of the aristocracy, has been placed at the service of capitalistic ambition.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915|Various

Will the economic history of the next few decades be the story of a restoration of the capitalistic system upon a new basis?
What is Coming?|H. G. Wells
The socialization of the Standard Oil industry would simply mean the elimination of capitalistic control and exploitation.
Twentieth Century Socialism|Edmond Kelly
The great change is to deal with capitalistic enterprise, and the peasant farming is not properly "capitalistic."
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen
After this, as an additional punishment, they were compelled to face the farce of a "fair trial" in a capitalistic court.
The Centralia Conspiracy|Ralph Chaplin