The meaning of Capital

noun

A useful or valuable thing or person.

Usage examples:

Quick reflexes were his chief assets

noun

A large solid piece of hard material, especially rock, stone, or wood, typically with flat surfaces on each side.

Usage examples:

A block of marble

verb

Make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible.

Usage examples:

The narrow roads were blocked by cars

verb

Obstruct

noun

Food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.

Usage examples:

A loaf of bread

verb

Coat (food) with breadcrumbs before cooking.

Usage examples:

Bread the chicken and fry it in oil.

noun

A basic food made from flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked

Usage examples:

[ u ] a slice/loaf of bread

noun

A kind of soft, flat hat, typically with a peak.

Usage examples:

A man wearing a raincoat and a flat cap

verb

Short for percussion cap.

noun

Short for capitalization.

Usage examples:

Mid-cap companies

noun

A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry.

Usage examples:

Add water to the flour and mix to a manageable dough

noun

A flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

noun

Flour mixed with water and other food substances so that it is ready for baking esp. into bread or pastry

noun

A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

He had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment

verb

Provide with money for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The world bank refused to fund the project

plural noun

Money, often money for a specific purpose

Usage examples:

I’m short of/low on funds at the moment., the brownies sold cookies to raise funds for their troop.

noun

Private property taken from an enemy in war.

Usage examples:

The rooms were stuffed with the loot from francis's expeditions into italy

verb

Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot.

Usage examples:

Desperate residents looted shops for food and water

verb

(said esp. of large numbers of people) to steal from stores

Usage examples:

[ i ] riot police were sent to prevent the mob from looting., [ t ] the officers of the corporation…

noun

Large lettering, either capital or uncial, in which all the letters are the same height.

Usage examples:

Insular majuscule script

noun

The capital or chief city of a country or region.

Usage examples:

He preferred the peaceful life of the countryside to the bustle of the metropolis

noun

A large city, esp. the main city of a country or region

Usage examples:

Chicago is a major metropolis.

noun

A very large city, often the most important city in a large area

Usage examples:

Houston, the fourth most populous us city, is a sprawling metropolis., as the world's first great i…

noun

A current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes; coins and banknotes collectively.

Usage examples:

I counted the money before putting it in my wallet

noun

The coins or bills with their value on them that are used to buy things, or the total amount of these that someone has

Usage examples:

I need a dollar – have you got any money on you?, there’s not much money in our savings account., w…

noun

The value of what a person or organization owns, keeps in a bank, has in investments, or spends

Usage examples:

His estate is worth a lot of money., she makes more money than he does., publishers earn money from…

noun

Money.

Usage examples:

I now owe frightening sums of moolah, but should be able to clear my credit cards, thereby reducing…

adjective

First in order of importance; main.

Usage examples:

The country's principal cities

noun

The most important or senior person in an organization or group.

Usage examples:

A design consultancy whose principal is based in san francisco

adjective

First in order of importance

Usage examples:

Iraq’s principal export is oil.

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

phrase

A football team consisting of players who are not in the first team, but who play in a league against reserve teams from other clubs

Usage examples:

Frank was a prolific scorer for the reserves before he graduated to the first team., welbrook might…

noun

A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

Usage examples:

Local authorities complained that they lacked resources

verb

Provide with resources.

Usage examples:

A strategy which ensures that primary healthcare workers are adequately resourced

noun

Something that can be used to help you

Usage examples:

The library was a valuable resource, and he frequently made use of it., [ pl ] the earth has limite…

noun

The basic monetary unit of modern israel, equal to 100 agorot.

Usage examples:

This takes time, effort and a not inconsiderable number of dollars, pounds, baht or shekels.

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

adjective

Of or written in a majuscule script with rounded unjoined letters which is found in european manuscripts of the 4th–8th centuries and from which modern capital letters are derived.

Usage examples:

Apparently, ‘cursive’ writing replaced ‘uncial’ writing in the 8th century.

noun

An uncial letter or script.

Usage examples:

The codices produced in this period bear display scripts in capitals and uncials executed in double…

noun

If letters are in upper case, they are written as capitals

Usage examples:

Typing an entire message in upper case is considered equivalent to shouting., your password should …

noun

An abundance of valuable possessions or money.

Usage examples:

He used his considerable wealth to bribe officials

noun

A large amount of money and other valuable possessions

Usage examples:

His wealth is so great that money doesn’t mean much to him., jim has a wealth of teaching experienc…

noun

A large amount of money, property, or valuable possessions that a person or a country owns

Usage examples:

Create/build/generate wealth leaders in business must create wealth and jobs., accrue/accumulate we…