capitalize
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitalize in British English:
UK [ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz]
How to pronounce capitalize in American English:
US [ˈkæpɪtlˌaɪz]
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- Verb:
- draw advantages from
- supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- write in capital letters
- compute the present value of a business or an income
- consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
Word Origin
- capitalize (v.)
- "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.
Example
- 1. This came after the americans controlled much of the early action , but couldn 't capitalize .
- 2. The system is intended to capitalize on the growing trend where drivers install brackets on their dashboards , so that they can use their smartphone as a gps navigation system .
- 3. Australia 's economy has done better than most under ms. gillard with annual growth last year of about 3 % and near full employment but her government has failed to capitalize .
- 4. With smart devices and broadband connections proliferating , perhaps apple 's push into the cloud will help the industry capitalize , finally , on the opportunities inherent in the shift to digital .
- 5. If the character does not have a name , you still must capitalize whatever is used to identify him : red-headed crook , little brother , jerk at the end of the bar .