capitalize

Verb
Synonyms: capitalisetake advantage

WordNet 3.0

Verb (6)

  1. draw advantages from“he is capitalizing on her mistake”“she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover”Synonyms: capitalisetake advantage
  2. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lendersSynonyms: capitalise
  3. write in capital lettersSynonyms: capitalise
  4. compute the present value of a business or an incomeSynonyms: capitalise
  5. consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expensesSynonyms: capitalise
  6. convert (a company's reserve funds) into capitalSynonyms: capitalise
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Webster's Dictionary (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]

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