SpellRight › Spelling
Moderatecapital
The correct spelling is capital.
How to pronounce capital
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
nounIPA: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
Say it like: Cap-ita-l
The correct spelling is capital. Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures). For example: "He does not have enough capital to start a business."
Usage Examples
“He does not have enough capital to start a business.”
“The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.”
“Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
- 2.Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- 3.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.
- 4.The most important city in the field specified.
- 5.An uppercase letter.
adjective
- 1.Of prime importance.
- 2.Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
- 3.Excellent.
- 4.Involving punishment by death.
- 5.Uppercase.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.