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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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After raising venture capital, they then made plans to go public in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

He said funding for repairing and upgrading the courts was not included in any council capital plans - and the club believes other towns have facilities that Derry is lacking.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

"Life starts somewhere, so I've started here," said Lohbip El-Pius Binyir, who runs a money transfer point and also sells bread, biscuits and drinks from a small pavement stall in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Yet capital expenditure among German companies remains on the decline, with economists pointing to a lack of reform in the country’s complex regulatory system as one factor holding back investment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

“The capital of Denmark is Copenhagen,” Beowulf interjected, pleased that he remembered.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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