capitalizeverb
UK usually capitalise uk/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl.aɪz/us/ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl.aɪz/capitalize verb (LETTER)
[ T ] to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital:
The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.
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Punctuation
- ampersand
- asterisk
- caron
- cedilla
- dash
- ditto
- ellipsis
- grave (accent)
- guillemet
- hyphen
- hyphenate
- lower case
- parentheses
- period
- punctuation
- punctuation mark
- question mark
- quotation marks
- tilde
- upper case
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capitalize verb (MONEY)
[ T often passive ] to supply money to a business so that it can develop or operate as it should
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Investing money
- backer
- backing
- deposit
- endow
- financial adviser
- invest
- investment
- inward
- mature
- microfinance
- pay
- plough
- plough sth into sth
- protect
- pump sth into sth
- punt on sth
- put sth up
- sink
- sink sth into sth
- speculate
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Phrasal verb(s)
capitalize on sth