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capital

The correct spelling is capital.

How to pronounce capital

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
  2. 2.Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
  3. 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. 4.The most important city in the field specified.
  5. 5.An uppercase letter.

adjective

  1. 1.Of prime importance.
  2. 2.Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
  3. 3.Excellent.
  4. 4.Involving punishment by death.
  5. 5.Uppercase.

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