capitals

Noun

capital (countable and uncountable, plural capitals)

1. (uncountable) Money and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
   • Near-synonym: assets

   Synonyms:

   asset

2. (uncountable) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
   • Near-synonym: assets

   Synonyms:

   asset

3. (uncountable) The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.
   • The markets crashing symbolized capital’s discontent with the tax reforms passed.
4. (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.
   • Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.
5. (countable) The most important city in the field specified.
   • Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.2010 September, Charlie Brennan, "Active Athletes", St. Louis magazine, ISSN 1090-5723, volume 16, issue 9, page 83
6. (countable) An uppercase letter.

   Synonyms:

   caps, majuscule

   Antonyms:

   minuscule

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