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capital

[kap-i-tl] / ˈkæp ɪ tl /




NOUN
uppercase written symbol
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
lowercase lowercase letter
WEAK


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There has been a predictable amount of disorder around the tournament in the Mexican capital, including a teachers’ strike and left-wing street protests.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The Erawan Shrine remains a popular draw for Chinese and other tourists to the Thai capital, and dozens of visitors made traditional offerings of marigold garlands and incense as usual on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The Goldman report, authored by Ryan Hammond and five colleagues, highlights the risk of this unprecedented capital investment, however.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares fell 17% after the retailer launched a capital raising to boost its balance sheet following a downturn in conditions due to the Middle East war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The financial markets paid a lot of people extremely well for narrow expertise and a few people, poorly, for the big, global views you needed to have if you were to allocate capital across markets.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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