Crossword clues for capitalize
capitalize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
To convert into capital, or to use as capital.
To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)
To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by selling capital stock.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"write or print in capital letters," 1764, from capital (n.1) + -ize. Meaning "to convert (assets) to capital" is recorded from 1868. Related: Capitalized; capitalizing.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive English) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case. 2 (context transitive business finance English) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for. 3 (context transitive finance English) To convert into capital, ie to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income. 4 (context transitive accounting taxation English) To treat as capital, not as an expense. 5 (context intransitive English) To profit or to obtain an advantage. 6 (context intransitive followed by ''on'' English) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit; to invest on something profitable.
WordNet
v. draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn: capitalise, take advantage]
supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders [syn: capitalise]
write in capital letters [syn: capitalise]
compute the present value of a business or an income [syn: capitalise]
consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses [syn: capitalise]
convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn: capitalise]
Usage examples of "capitalize".
We have a rich Anasazi heritage here in Colorado, and damned if I want a bunch of profiteers and looters to be capitalizing on it.
They often catalyze new construction and additional sales near the mall site, as restaurants and other retailers try to capitalize on the traffic flow to the mall.
In her opinion, the doctors capitalized on the fact that nurses felt that way.
Feared and shunned at the outset, the Sydney Ducks capitalized on it, turning it into their strength.
The Czechs - like other central and east European countries - mistook a transatlantic tiff for a geopolitical divorce and tried to implausibly capitalize on the yawning rift that opened between the erstwhile allies.
After a general introduction, however, the writing seemed to become more technical and heavily footnoted, sprinkled with Roman numeral references, foreign phrases, capitalized abbreviations, and words like Masoretic and Septuagintal.
He knows of course that we Smithwicks are creators, but it would never occur to him to capitalize the word.
He set to work directly, added up the value of the claims, at ten shillings per month, and amazed the poor Hollander by his statement of the value of those fifteen acres, capitalized.
Bud owed him a loyalty beyond old school ties, however, because several times in the past the agent had fed him information about certain land and real estate deals around the capital that had allowed Bud to buy into, and capitalize on, some fairly lucrative developments.
Indeed, the mix of private and public business beneath the roof of the Hotel de Valentinois was considerable, with Bancroft, the Comte de Chaumont, and possibly even Franklin, all capitalizing on secret French support for the American war and a steady flow of inside information.
The Government agree to leave the amount they have to pay for postal service to arbitration, and to consider the question of capitalizing the amount as soon as Parliament meets, and on certain conditions, which I shall have to take home and consult my principals about.
The Enterprise has returned to Boaco Six, in an attempt to capitalize on the restored trust and court the revolutionaries out of the Klingon-Romulan camp.
If, however, it is to be capitalized, the dots move to the next letter instead: Eä, Eö (as in Eärendil, Eönwë).
The word Menel is capitalized and apparently treated as a proper name, hence not requiring any article.
It seems that the names of the basic directions are treated as proper names, capitalized and not requiring the article.