capital

noun

/ˈkæpɪtl/

Idioms

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city

(also capital city)

[countable] the most important town or city of a country or region, where the government operates from

Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
the state capital
Rennes is the provincial capital of Brittany.
a tour of six European capital cities
She liked the fast pace of life in the capital.
(figurative) Paris, the fashion capital of the world

Extra Examples

Last week's gathering in the Californian state capital was no ordinary event.
The department store has branches in all major capitals.
Troops are stationed in and around the capital.
Los Angeles is the movie capital of the world.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

great
major
British
…

preposition

in a/the capital
capital of

phrases

the… capital of the world

See full entry

letter

(also capital letter)

[countable] a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A,B,C rather than a,b,c)

Use block capitals (= separate capital letters).
in capitals Please write in capitals.

money

[uncountable] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business

share/investment/equity capital
He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.
a guide to investing capital in new markets
Our capital is all tied up in property.
capital investment (= money invested in a business)
capital expenditure/spending (= money that an organization spends on buildings, equipment, etc.)
capital costs/assets
the capital value of the property

see also venture capital, working capitalTopics Businessb2, Moneyb2

Extra Examples

He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture.
They secured $175 million in capital funding from investors.
Inner city areas require a large injection of capital.
Investors want an immediate return on their capital.
The company has put a lot of capital into the project.
We don't have enough capital to buy new premises.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

See full entry

[singular] an amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business

to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000

Topics Businessb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

See full entry

[uncountable] (specialist) people who use their money to start businesses, considered as a group

capital and labour

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

risk
venture
fixed
…

verb + capital

have
accumulate
acquire
…

capital + noun

assets
goods
resources
…

phrases

capital and labour/labor
an injection of capital
a return on your capital
…

See full entry

resources

[uncountable] (in compounds) a valuable resource of a particular kind

Education creates intellectual capital to convert into economic and social rewards.
Immigrant children have cultural capital of their own—including their home language—which may be undervalued.

see also human capital, political capital, social capital

architecture

the top part of a columnTopics Buildingsc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput.

Idioms

make capital (out) of something

to use a situation for your own advantage
- The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems.

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capital

adjective

/ˈkæpɪtl/

Idioms

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letter

[only before noun] (of letters of the alphabet) having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name

English is written with a capital ‘E’.
words that start with a capital letter

compare lower case

punishment

[only before noun] involving punishment by death

a capital offence

Topics Crime and punishmentc1

excellent

(old-fashioned) excellent

Idioms

with a capital A, B, etc.

used to emphasize that a word has a stronger meaning than usual in a particular situation
- He was romantic with a capital R.

单词	capital
释义	capital noun /ˈkæpɪtl/ /ˈkæpɪtl/ Idioms jump to other results city (also capital city) [countable] the most important town or city of a country or region, where the government operates from Cairo is the capital of Egypt. the state capital Rennes is the provincial capital of Brittany. a tour of six European capital cities She liked the fast pace of life in the capital. (figurative) Paris, the fashion capital of the world Extra Examples Last week's gathering in the Californian state capital was no ordinary event. The department store has branches in all major capitals. Troops are stationed in and around the capital. Los Angeles is the movie capital of the world. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great major British … preposition in a/the capital capital of phrases the… capital of the world See full entry letter (also capital letter) [countable] a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A,B,C rather than a,b,c) Use block capitals (= separate capital letters). in capitals Please write in capitals. money [uncountable] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business share/investment/equity capital He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project. a guide to investing capital in new markets Our capital is all tied up in property. capital investment (= money invested in a business) capital expenditure/spending (= money that an organization spends on buildings, equipment, etc.) capital costs/assets the capital value of the property see also venture capital, working capitalTopics Businessb2, Moneyb2 Extra Examples He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture. They secured $175 million in capital funding from investors. Inner city areas require a large injection of capital. Investors want an immediate return on their capital. The company has put a lot of capital into the project. We don't have enough capital to buy new premises. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … See full entry [singular] an amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000 Topics Businessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … See full entry [uncountable] (specialist) people who use their money to start businesses, considered as a group capital and labour Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective risk venture fixed … verb + capital have accumulate acquire … capital + noun assets goods resources … phrases capital and labour/labor an injection of capital a return on your capital … See full entry resources [uncountable] (in compounds) a valuable resource of a particular kind Education creates intellectual capital to convert into economic and social rewards. Immigrant children have cultural capital of their own—including their home language—which may be undervalued. see also human capital, political capital, social capital architecture the top part of a columnTopics Buildingsc2 Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput. Idioms make capital (out) of something to use a situation for your own advantage The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems. Wordfinder asset bond capital dividend equity fund interest invest portfolio share Wordfinder afford bank bankrupt capital economy expense finance invest money profit capital adjective /ˈkæpɪtl/ /ˈkæpɪtl/ Idioms jump to other results letter [only before noun] (of letters of the alphabet) having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name English is written with a capital ‘E’. words that start with a capital letter compare lower case punishment [only before noun] involving punishment by death a capital offence Topics Crime and punishmentc1 excellent (old-fashioned) excellent Word Originnoun senses 1 to 5 Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’. noun sense 6 Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput. Idioms with a capital A, B, etc. used to emphasize that a word has a stronger meaning than usual in a particular situation He was romantic with a capital R.
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