Topic: BUSINESS BASICS
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Sense: 1, 3-4
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Origin: | CAPITAL2 |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Italian capitale, from Latin capitalis; CAPITAL2 |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old North French |
| Origin: | capitel, from Late Latin capitellum, from Latin caput; CAPITAL2 |
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cap‧i‧tal1 S3 W1
1 an important city where the main government of a country, state etc is : Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
city
[countable]PGWashington, D.C., the capital of the United States2 money or property, especially when it is used to start a business or to produce more wealth : The government is eager to attract foreign capital. ➔ working capital, venture capital
money
[singular, uncountable]BBThe government is eager to attract foreign capital.3 a letter of the alphabet written in its large form as it is, for example, at the beginning of someone's name [↪ lower case, upper case]
letter
[countable]SLA4 a place that is a centre for an industry, business, or other activity : Hollywood is the capital of the movie industry.
centre of activity
[countable]Hollywood is the capital of the movie industry.6 the top part of a column (=a long stone post used in some buildings)
