Definition of capitals in English

Wiktionary

capitals (Noun)
Plural of capital.

Part of speech

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capitals, noun, plural of capital.

WordNet

Noun Plural: capitals
capital - assets available for use in the production of further assets
		working capital
		assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
		stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
		risk capital, venture capital wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises
		operating capital capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements
capital - a seat of government
		seat any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"
		national capital the capital city of a nation
		provincial capital the capital city of a province
		state capital the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
capital - one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
		capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule
		lower-case letter, lowercase, small letter, minuscule the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
		grapheme, graphic symbol, character (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
capital - wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
		assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
		endowment fund, endowment the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time"
		means, substance how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
capital - the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
		chapiter, cap
		top a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
capital - the federal government of the United States
		Washington
capital - a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product; "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"
capital - a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
		Das Kapital, Capital
Adjective
capital - uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"
		great, majuscule
		uppercase relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc"
capital - first-rate; "a capital fellow"; "a capital idea"
		superior (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by; "he is superior to fear"; "an ignited firework proceeds superior to circumstances until its blazing vitality fades"
capital - of primary importance; "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

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Wiktionary

capital (Noun)
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production , such as steam shovels equipment and office buildings structures.
capital (Noun)
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non- barter system.
capital (Noun)
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.
capital (Noun)
The most important city in the field specified.
capital (Noun)
An uppercase letter.
capital (Noun)
The uppermost part of a column.
capital (Noun)
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
capital (Adjective)
Of prime importance.
capital (Adjective)
Excellent.
capital (Adjective)
Involving punishment by death.
capital (Adjective)
uppercase.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

capital (n.)
Of or pertaining to the head.
capital (n.)
Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as, capital trials; capital punishment.
capital (n.)
First in importance; chief; principal.
capital (n.)
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation; as, Washington and Paris are capital cities.
capital (n.)
Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or song.
capital (n.)
The head or uppermost member of a column, pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts, abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and Column.
capital (n.)
The seat of government; the chief city or town in a country; a metropolis.
capital (n.)
Money, property, or stock employed in trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as distinguished from the income or interest. See Capital stock, under Capital, a.
capital (a.)
That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.
capital (a.)
Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.
capital (a.)
An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.
capital (a.)
A chapter, or section, of a book.
capital (a.)
See Capital letter, under Capital, a.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

capital
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.
capital
The financial means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
capital
First-rate.
capital
Of primary importance.
capital
Of or indicating a capital letter;

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

capital
kap′it-al, adj. relating to the head: involving the loss of the head; chief: principal: excellent.—n. the head or top part of a column or pillar: the chief or most important thing: the chief city of a country: a large letter, such as used on title-pages, &c.: the stock or money for carrying on any business.—n. Capitalisā′tion, the act of converting into capital: printing with capital letters.—v.t. Cap′italīse, to convert into capital or money.—ns. Cap′italism, condition of possessing capital: the economic system which generates capitalists; Cap′italist, one who has capital or money.—adv. Cap′itally, chiefly: principally: excellently: by capital punishment.—adj. Cap′itate (bot.), growing in or shaped like a head.—ns. Capitā′tion, a numbering of every head or individual: a tax on every head; Capite (kap′it-i), an ancient English tenure (Shak.).—Circulating or Floating capital consists of the wages paid to the workmen, and of the raw material used up in the processes of industry, &c.; Fixed capital consists of buildings, machines, tools, &c.—Hold lands in capite, to hold them directly from the sovereign.—Make capital out of, to turn to advantage. [O. Fr. capitel—L. capitalis—caput, the head.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

capital
In technical fortification, is an imaginary line bisecting the salient angle of a work.

Wikipedia

The word "capital" is sometimes mistaken with "capitol". A capitol is a building in which a legislature meets.
city
The capital city (or just capital) is a city where the central government of a country, or part of a country, such as a state, province, or county, is located.

The leaders and officials work in the capital city.

Capitals are usually large cities. For example, Montevideo is Uruguay's biggest city, and Uruguay's capital. However, a capital is not always the largest city in a country. For example, the capital of the the Republic of India is New Delhi, which is smaller than Mumbai, and the capital of Pakistan is Islamabad, which is smaller than Karachi, both Mumbai and Karachi are very big cities.

Some countries have more than one capital, like Bolivia, which has two, and South Africa, which has three. Nauru is a country that does not have a capital. Some countries change capitals from time to time.

Do not confuse "capital" with "capitol", which is a building in the capital of the United States of America.
economics
Capital has a number of related meanings in economics, finance and accounting.

In finance and accounting, capital generally refers to financial wealth, especially that used to start or maintain a business.

The third part of the definition was not always used by classical economists. The classical economist David Ricardo would use the above definition for the term fixed capital while including raw materials and intermediate products are part of his circulating capital. For him, both were kinds of capital.