capitalize

ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz

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Definition of capitalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

writing format

tr.

use the first letter in uppercase

tr.

Always capitalize the first word of a sentence..

uppercase

advantage

tr./intr.

profit from a situation

tr./intr.

She capitalized on the team's mistake to win.

benefit

exploit

leverage

investment

tr.

TECH.

supply funding to an enterprise, or treat holdings as equity

tr.

TECH.

They capitalized the firm by turning property into share value.

accounting

tr.

TECH.

treat expenditures as capital assets

tr.

TECH.

The accountant capitalized the equipment purchase.

exploit

leverage

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capitalize on

take advantage of a situation for benefit

She capitalized on the market trends to increase sales.

Origin of capitalize

Latin, capitalis (of the head)

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miss the market

investment

fail to capitalize on a market opportunity

Examples of capitalize in a sentence

Don't forget to capitalize titles.
He capitalized on the opportunity to expand his business.
They capitalized on the market trends to increase sales.
The venture capital firm agreed to capitalize the startup with an initial $5 million.
Instead of borrowing, they decided to capitalize the project through a public share offering.
They decided to capitalize the renovation costs over several years.

The company will capitalize the new software development expenses.

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French:capitaliser, tirer profit, ...
German:großschreiben, nutzen, ...
Italian:scrivere in maiuscolo, approfittare, ...
Spanish:capitalizar, aprovechar, ...
Portuguese:escrever com maiúscula, capitalizar, ...
Chinese:大写, 利用, ...
Japanese:大文字にする, 利用する, ...
Arabic:حَرَّفَ, اسْتَفَادَ مِنْ, ...
Hebrew:לְכַתּוֹב בְּאוֹת גְּדוֹלָה, לְנַצֵּל, ...
Russian:писать с заглавной буквы, воспользоваться, ...
Ukrainian:писати/написати з великої літери, скористатися, ...
Hindi:बड़े अक्षर से लिखना, लाभ उठाना, ...
Bengali:প্রথম অক্ষর বড় হাতের করা, সুযোগ নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:posar en majúscula, aprofitar, ...
Czech:psát s velkým písmenem, využít, ...
Danish:skrive med stort, udnytte, ...
Dutch:met een hoofdletter schrijven, profiteren, ...
Greek:γράφω με κεφαλαίο, επωφελούμαι, ...
Hungarian:nagybetűvel írni, kihasználni, ...
Khmer:សរសេរអក្សរដំបូងជាអក្សរធំ, ឆ្លៀតយកប្រយោជន៍, ...
Korean:대문자로 쓰다, 이용하다, ...
Persian:با حرف بزرگ نوشتن, بهره بردن, ...
Polish:pisać wielką literą, wykorzystać, ...
Portuguese (BR):capitalizar, aproveitar, ...
Romanian:a capitaliza, a profita, ...
Swedish:använda versaler, utnyttja, ...
Thai:ใช้อักษรตัวใหญ่, ฉวยโอกาส, ...
Turkish:büyük harfle yazmak, yararlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:viết hoa, tận dụng, ...

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Definition of capitalize - Reverso English Dictionary

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Expressions with capitalize

Origin of capitalize

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