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noun
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the sale of capital stock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: selling, merchandising, marketing
Narrower terms: overcapitalization, overcapitalisation
noun
the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exploitation, development
noun
an estimation of the value of a business
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: capitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estimate, estimation
Narrower terms: market capitalization, market capitalisation
noun
writing in capital letters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: capitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writing
History
Etymology tree English capitalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English capitalization From capitalize + -ation.
