small capital
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of small capital
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, a simple dinner party starts behaving like a small capital project.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Although there will be a small capital investment to add the third shift in Missouri, there are no incentives for this project.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Abba Mania’s website says “Abba Mania is in no way associated, affiliated, or endorsed by Polar Music or ABBA” in small capital letters.
From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2021
The small capital, Paul said, forced politics to operate locally, as debates spilled out from the Bundeshaus, the seat of parliament from 1949 until 1999, into nearby bars.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2018
He decided to quit Papeete and to hire in the interior a hut—a process which went far to exhaust his small capital.
From Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art by John Gould Fletcher
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