'Capitalize' definitions:
Definition of 'capitalize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: capitalize, capitalise, take advantage]
verb
Supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
verb
Write in capital letters [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
verb
Compute the present value of a business or an income [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
verb
Consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
verb
Convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn: capitalize, capitalise]
Definition of 'Capitalize'
From: GCIDE
- Capitalize \Cap"i*tal*ize\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capitalized (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Capitalizing.]
- 1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.) [1913 Webster]
- 3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by selling capital stock. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'capitalize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid,
- alphabet,
- alphabetize,
- angel,
- assist,
- back,
- balance,
- balance the books,
- bankroll,
- book,
- carry,
- carry over,
- cast up accounts,
- character,
- charge off,
- close out,
- close the books,
- credit,
- debit,
- docket,
- enter,
- finance,
- fund,
- grubstake,
- help,
- initial,
- inscribe,
- journalize,
- keep books,
- letter,
- log,
- make an entry,
- mark,
- minute,
- note,
- patronize,
- pay for,
- post,
- post up,
- promote,
- provide for,
- refinance,
- set up,
- sign,
- sponsor,
- stake,
- strike a balance,
- subsidize,
- support,
- transcribe,
- transliterate
Words containing 'Capitalize'
- Capital,
- Capitalization,
- Capitalize on,
- Capitalized,
- Capitalizing,
- Capitally,
- Capitalness,
- Capitate,
- Capite,
- capitalism,
- capitation,
- Active capital,
- Capital crime,
- Capital letter,
- Capital manse,
- Capital stock,
- Cushion capital,
- Fixed capital,
- Neck of a capital,
- Small capital,
- Tenant in capite,
- albanian capital,
- algerian capital,
- american capital,
- angolan capital,
- australian capital,
- austrian capital,
- belgian capital,
- block capital,
- brazilian capital,
- british capital,
- bulgarian capital,
- cambodian capital,
- canadian capital,
- capital account,
- capital cost,
- capital expenditure,
- capital gain,
- capital levy,
- capital loss,
- capital of afghanistan,
- capital of alabama,
- capital of alaska,
- capital of argentina,
- capital of arizona,
- capital of arkansas,
- capital of armenia,
- capital of australia,
- capital of austria,
- capital of azerbaijan,
- capital of bahrain,
- capital of bangladesh,
- capital of barbados,
- capital of belarus,
- capital of belgium,
- capital of benin,
- capital of bolivia,
- capital of botswana,
- capital of brazil,
- capital of burundi,
- capital of california,
- capital of cameroon,
- capital of canada,
- capital of chad,
- capital of chile,
- capital of colombia,
- capital of colorado,
- capital of connecticut,
- capital of cuba,
- capital of cyprus,
- capital of delaware,
- capital of djibouti,
- capital of ecuador,
- capital of egypt,
- capital of estonia,
- capital of ethiopia,
- capital of finland,
- capital of florida,
- capital of france,
- capital of gabon,
- capital of gambia,
- capital of georgia,
- capital of ghana,
- capital of greece,
- capital of grenada,
- capital of guatemala,
- capital of guinea,
- capital of hawaii,
- capital of hungary,
- capital of iceland,
- capital of idaho,
- capital of illinois,
- capital of india,
- capital of indiana,
- capital of indonesia,
- capital of iowa,
- capital of iran,
- capital of iraq,
- capital of ireland,
- capital of israel,
- capital of italy,
- capital of jamaica,
- capital of japan,
- capital of jordan,
- capital of kansas,
- capital of kazakhstan,
- capital of kentucky,
- capital of kenya,
- capital of kuwait,
- capital of kyrgyzstan,
- capital of laos,
- capital of latvia,
- capital of lebanon,
- capital of lesotho,
- capital of liberia,
- capital of libya,
- capital of liechtenstein,
- capital of lithuania,
- capital of louisiana,
- capital of luxembourg,
- capital of madagascar,
- capital of maine,
- capital of malawi,
- capital of malaysia,
- capital of malta,
- capital of maryland,
- capital of massachusetts,
- capital of mexico,
- capital of michigan,
- capital of minnesota,
- capital of mississippi,
- capital of missouri,
- capital of moldova,
- capital of mongolia,
- capital of montana,
- capital of morocco,
- capital of mozambique,
- capital of nebraska,
- capital of nepal,
- capital of nevada,
- capital of nicaragua,
- capital of niger,
- capital of nigeria,
- capital of norway,
- capital of ohio,
- capital of oklahoma,
- capital of oman,
- capital of oregon,
- capital of pakistan,
- capital of panama,
- capital of paraguay,
- capital of pennsylvania,
- capital of peru,
- capital of poland,
- capital of portugal,
- capital of qatar,
- capital of romania,
- capital of rwanda,
- capital of senegal,
- capital of seychelles,
- capital of singapore,
- capital of slovakia,
- capital of somalia,
- capital of spain,
- capital of sudan,
- capital of suriname,
- capital of swaziland,
- capital of sweden,
- capital of switzerland,
- capital of syria,
- capital of taiwan,
- capital of tajikistan,
- capital of tanzania,
- capital of tennessee,
- capital of texas,
- capital of thailand,
- capital of the bahamas,
- capital of the netherlands,
- capital of the philippines,
- capital of the ukraine,
- capital of tibet,
- capital of togo,
- capital of tunisia,
- capital of turkey,
- capital of turkmenistan,
- capital of uganda,
- capital of uruguay,
- capital of utah,
- capital of uzbek,
- capital of vanuatu,
- capital of venezuela,
- capital of vermont,
- capital of vietnam,
- capital of virginia,
- capital of washington,
- capital of wisconsin,
- capital of wyoming,
- capital of zambia,
- capital of zimbabwe,
- capital offense,
- capital punishment,
- capital ship,
- capitate bone,
- circulating capital,
- cost of capital,
- cuban capital,
- czech capital,
- danish capital,
- dutch capital,
- egyptian capital,
- finnish capital,
- french capital,
- german capital,
- greek capital,
- haitian capital,
- hawaiian capital,
- honduran capital,
- hungarian capital,
- indian capital,
- iranian capital,
- irish capital,
- italian capital,
- jamaican capital,
- japanese capital,
- laotian capital,
- liberian capital,
- market capitalization,
- mexican capital,
- national capital,
- neck of the capital,
- nicaraguan capital,
- nigerian capital,
- operating capital,
- panamanian capital,
- provincial capital,
- risk capital,
- russian capital,
- salvadoran capital,
- spanish capital,
- state capital,
- state capitalism,
- turkish capital,
- venture capital,
- venture capitalism,
- working capital,
- Small capital letters,
- To live on one's capital,
- capital gains tax,
- capital of antigua and barbuda,
- capital of cape verde,
- capital of central africa,
- capital of costa rica,
- capital of new hampshire,
- capital of new jersey,
- capital of new mexico,
- capital of new york,
- capital of new zealand,
- capital of north carolina,
- capital of north dakota,
- capital of north korea,
- capital of northern ireland,
- capital of red china,
- capital of rhode island,
- capital of san marino,
- capital of saudi arabia,
- capital of sierra leone,
- capital of south africa,
- capital of south carolina,
- capital of south dakota,
- capital of south korea,
- capital of sri lanka,
- capital of the dominican republic,
- capital of the russian federation,
- capital of the united kingdom,
- capital of the united states,
- capital of trinidad and tobago,
- capital of west virginia,
- capital of western samoa,
- large-capitalization,
- return on invested capital,
- small-capitalization,
- capital of guinea-bissau,
- capital of papua new guinea,
- united arab emirates's capital