capitalize
(verb)
verb
1. draw advantages from
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: possession, benefit, gain, profit
2. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
3. write in capital letters
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: creation, write
4. compute the present value of a business or an income
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: cognition, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon
5. consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: cognition, consider, reckon, regard, see, view
6. convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
Similar word(s): capitalise
Definition categories: change, commute, convert, exchange
Sentences with capitalize as a verb:
- In German, all nouns are capitalized.
- Some states require proof that a new venture is properly capitalized before the state will issue a certificate of incorporation.
- If we obtain a loan using the business as collateral, the effect will be to capitalize our next ten years of income, giving us cash today that we can use to buy out our competitor.
- The home team took several shots on goal but was unable to capitalize until late in the game.
- The home team appeared to have the advantage throughout the game, and finally capitalized on their opponents' weakness with just two minutes remaining, scoring several points in quick succession.