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capital war

Syllables: cap·i·tal·war/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl wɔː(ɹ)/

capital war noun: a state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control, restriction, or redirection of financial capital, investment flows, and market access.

Noun

capital war (plural capital wars)

  1. (neologism) A state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control, restriction, or redirection of financial capital, investment flows, and market access.
    • The conventional analytical models under which the market is viewed are simply no longer useful, and a new model is needed. Specifically, a new model is required that views market developments as shortlived tactical combat outcomes in the protracted struggle between the major central banks of...2000 July/August, Criton M Zoakos, “Today's global capital war”, in The International Economy, volume 14, number 4, page 6
    • Then there is the elephant in the bond room: the risk that the US-China trade war turns into a capital war, prompting Beijing (currently the second-biggest holder of Treasuries) to run from dollar assets.2025 April 9, Gillian Tett, “What is behind the Treasury sell-off?”, in Financial Times

Forms of capital war

pluralcapital wars

Origin of capital war

capital + war

Questions about capital war

What does capital war mean?
Capital war means a state of intense economic conflict or geopolitical competition centered on the control, restriction, or redirection of financial capital, investment flows, and market access.
What part of speech is capital war?
Capital war is a noun.
How do you pronounce capital war?
Capital war is pronounced /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl wɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of capital war?
The plural of capital war is capital wars.

Words near capital war in the dictionary

  1. capital surplus
  2. capital surpluses
  3. capital value
  4. capital values
  5. capital virtues
  6. capital war
  7. capital-G gamer
  8. capital-G gamers
  9. capital-intensive
  10. capitaldom
  11. Capitale-Nationale

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