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capital

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
noun
  1. Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

  2. Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

    "He does not have enough capital to start a business."

  3. A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

    "The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."

Synonymscaps, majuscule
Antonymsminuscule
adjective
  1. Of prime importance.

  2. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.

    "London and Paris are capital cities."

  3. Excellent.

    "That is a capital idea!"

Antonymslower-case

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