HOW TO PRONOUNCE
capitalize
/ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/
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What does capitalize mean?
verb
- In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
- To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.
- To convert into capital, i.e., to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.
More meanings (3)
verb
- To treat as capital, not as an expense.
- To profit or to obtain an advantage.
- To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit from; to invest on something profitable.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/
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There are not apt to be any get-rich-quick for-tunes made in corporations that issue no watered stock and do not capitalize their franchises.
But for a few thousand poor ignorant field-hands, in the face of poverty, a falling market, and social stress, to save and capitalize two hundred thousand dollars in a generation has meant a tremendous effort.
More book examples (2)
The economists (so much credit must be given them, at least) have caused such a horror of luxury, that to-day a very large number of proprietors--not to say almost all--ashamed of their idleness--labor, economize, and capitalize.
Moreover he has learned from his father-in-law (who built a small church out of blood-money) to capitalize his own sectarian associations, and when confronted recently with a formal accusation he replied, with an air of injured innocence, that he was a regular attendant at church, and could produce an endorsement from his minister.