capitalise
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitalise in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce capitalise in American English:
US
Word Origin
- capitalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of capitalize (q.v.). For suffix, see -ize.
Example
- 1. A strategy of divide and rule suggests a conscious desire to capitalise on europe 's present weakness and undercut the atlantic alliance .
- 2. Foreign investment banks have , however , failed to capitalise on the china boom .
- 3. The ruling people 's action party is expected to call an early election within six months to capitalise on the country 's recovery from the global financial crisis .
- 4. The other response was incredulity : here is a mid-level employee who just cashed his last bonus check trying to capitalise on anti-wall street sentiment .
- 5. When chinese exchanges do fully liberalise , there is little doubt that they will seek to capitalise on china 's role as the prime consumer of many global commodities .