capital
English
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
- (uncountable) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
- (countable) 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.
- (countable) The most important city in the field specified.
- (countable) An uppercase letter.
- (countable) The uppermost part of a column.
- (uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
- (countable) The chief or most important thing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English capital derived from Latin capitālis (of the head, capital, deadly).
Origin
Latin
capitālis
Gloss
of the head, capital, deadly
Kanji
畿, 資
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- National Capital Region English
- anarcho-capitalism English
- anticapitalism English
- anticapitalistic English
- ballcap English
- blackcap English
- bluecap English
- bottlecap English
- cap English
- capcase English
- capful English
- capitalism English
- capitalistic English
- capitalistically English
- capitalitis English
- capitalizable English
- capitalization English
- capitalize English
- capitalizer English
- capitally English
- capitalness English
- capitonym English
- capitonymic English
- capless English
- caplike English
- capline English
- capmaker English
- capology English
- caponomics English
- cappable English
- capper English
- cappie English
- capping English
- caprock English
- capsheaf English
- capsquare English
- capstone English
- capstring English
- cornercap English
- countercapital English
- cybercapital English
- cybercapitalism English
- decapitalize English
- earcap English
- ecocapitalism English
- endcap English
- eyecap English
- fuddlecap English
- goosecap English
- haircap English
- haycap English
- hubcap English
- huffcap English
- hypercapitalism English
- inkcap English
- intercapped English
- keycap English
- kneecap English
- lens cap English
- madcap English
- megacap English
- microcap English
- midcap English
- milk-cap English
- miscapitalize English
- nanocap English
- national English
- nightcap English
- noncapital English
- noncapitalism English
- noncapitalistic English
- offcap English
- overcapitalize English
- petrocapitalism English
- postcapitalism English
- precapitalistic English
- priestcap English
- protocapitalism English
- protocapitalistic English
- recap English
- recapitalize English
- redcap English
- region English
- rootcap English
- screwcap English
- scullcap English
- skullcap English
- skycap English
- snowcap English
- subcapital English
- suncap English
- supercapitalism English
- swimcap English
- toecap English
- turbocapitalism English
- uncap English
- uncapitalistic English
- uncapitalize English
- undercapitalize English
- waxcap English
- webcap English
- whitecap English
- whitecapper English
- capitāle Latin
- capitālis Latin
- capitānus Latin
- anarcocapitalismo Italian
- capitale Italian
- kapitaal Dutch, Flemish
- caper French
- capital French
- capitalisme French
- capitaliste French
- капита́л Russian
- anarcocapitalismo Spanish, Castilian
- capital Spanish, Castilian
- anarcocapitalismo Portuguese
- capital Portuguese
- キャップ Japanese
- kapitalny Polish
- capital Middle English
- cappe Middle English
- caipiteal Irish
- caipitleach Irish
- caipitlí Irish
- caipín Irish
- cabdal Catalan, Valencian
- capital Catalan, Valencian
- kapital Cebuano
- kapitalismo Cebuano
- kapitalista Cebuano
- קפיטליזם Hebrew (modern)
- capitalj Aromanian
- 캡 Korean
- capital Romansh
- capitala Romansh
- chapital Romansh
- chapitala Romansh
- chapitela Romansh
- chapitêl Romansh
- tgapitala Romansh
- capital Asturian
- capitâl Friulian
- cabdal Old Spanish
- kepisi Shona
- cap
- uncap
- recap
- midcap
- eyecap
- keycap
- redcap
- webcap
- capful
- offcap
- inkcap
- endcap
- haycap
- earcap
- capper
- suncap
- hubcap
- madcap
- toecap
- skycap
- cappie
- waxcap
- region
- haircap
- caplike
- bluecap
- snowcap
- capless
- nanocap
- kneecap
- huffcap
- caprock
- capcase
- capping
- swimcap
- megacap
- rootcap
- ballcap
- capline
- blackcap
- milk-cap
- scullcap
- lens cap
- capsheaf
- nightcap
- national
- capology
- cappable
- capmaker
- capstone
- microcap
- whitecap
- skullcap
- screwcap
- goosecap
- bottlecap
- fuddlecap
- cornercap
- capitally
- priestcap
- capstring
- capitonym
- capsquare
- subcapital
- noncapital
- capitalism
- caponomics
- capitalize
- capitalitis
- capitalness
- whitecapper
- intercapped
- capitonymic
- capitalizer
- cybercapital
- uncapitalize
- recapitalize
- capitalistic
- decapitalize
- ecocapitalism
- miscapitalize
- noncapitalism
- capitalizable
- capitalization
- countercapital
- uncapitalistic
- anticapitalism
- overcapitalize
- postcapitalism
- supercapitalism
- cybercapitalism
- noncapitalistic
- turbocapitalism
- precapitalistic
- protocapitalism
- undercapitalize
- hypercapitalism
- petrocapitalism
- anticapitalistic
- capitalistically
- protocapitalistic
- anarcho-capitalism
- National Capital Region