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capitalize definition

capi·tal·ize (kapət 'l īz′)

transitive verb capitalized -·ized′, capitalizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to use as capital; convert into capital
  2. to calculate the present value of (a periodical payment, annuity, income, etc.); convert (an income, etc.) into one payment or sum equivalent to the computed present value
  3. to establish the capital stock of (a business firm) at a certain figure
  4. to convert (floating debt) into stock or shares
  5. ☆ to supply capital to or for (an enterprise)
  6. ☆ to print or write (a word or words) in capital letters
  7. ☆ to begin (a word) with a capital letter
  8. Accounting to set up (expenditures) as assets
capitalize Idioms

capitalize on something

to use something to one's own advantage or profit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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