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capital

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /




NOUN
uppercase written symbol
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lowercase lowercase letter
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The database and AI cloud-computing company reported strong quarterly results late Wednesday, but its ballooning capital spending and growing debt levels spooked investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The costs had often been met by host-country taxpayers' capital budgets.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Because private shares are highly illiquid, these investments are bound by lockup agreements, meaning that investors are prohibited from redeeming or withdrawing their capital for a certain period.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For those Barron’s readers who invested in S&P Global before the post-publication selloff, it is a personal decision—as all investment decisions are—whether to cut their losses and redeploy remaining capital elsewhere.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Jefferson was not far off; he was watching from a nearby hilltop as Virginia’s capital fell.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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