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Capital

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Meaning

Noun

In Economics & Capitalism:
Already-produced
available for use as a
, such as
(equipment) and
(structures).
In Business, Finance & Insurance:
Money and
. The
and services, especially in a non-barter system.
A
as a
by the government or some other
, often the
in which the government is
; otherwise the most important
within a country or a
of it.
The most important
specified.
An
letter.
In Architectural elements:
The
part of a column.
Knowledge;
; proficiency.
The
or most important thing.

Adj

Of
importance.
Chief, in a political
, as being the
of the
of a state or nation.
In British English:
Excellent.
In Crime:
Punishable by, or
by, death.
  • Uppercase.
  • used to
    or absoluteness
  • Of or
    to the head.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    capital
    English
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    capitalis
    Latin
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    caput
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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