CAPITALIZE

capitalize, capitalise

(verb) convert (a company’s reserve funds) into capital

capitalize, capitalise

(verb) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

capitalize, capitalise

(verb) compute the present value of a business or an income

capitalize, capitalise

(verb) write in capital letters

capitalize, capitalise, take advantage

(verb) draw advantages from; “he is capitalizing on her mistake”; “she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover”

capitalize, capitalise

(verb) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

capitalize (third-person singular simple present capitalizes, present participle capitalizing, simple past and past participle capitalized)

(transitive) 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.

(transitive, business, finance) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for.

(transitive, finance) To convert into capital, i.e, to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.

(transitive, accounting, taxation) To treat as capital, not as an expense.

(intransitive) To profit or to obtain an advantage.

(intransitive, followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit; to invest on something profitable.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cap"i*tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Capitalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Capitalizing.]

1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.

2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)

3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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