English to English Dictionary

Capital Investment

The funds invested in a business or project for the purpose of generating income or profit.

Capital city

The municipality where a country, state, or province's government is located and administered.

Capital-Intensive Industry

An industry that requires a large amount of capital investment to produce goods or services.

Capital-freeze

An emergency economic measure imposed by authorities to temporarily restrict the movement, withdrawal, or transfer of funds and assets.

Capitalism

An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Capitalist

A person who uses their wealth to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism.

Capitalist-Bloc

A coalition of countries or political entities that support capitalist economic systems.

Capitalization

The provision of capital or the conversion of income into capital in an economic or financial context.

Capitulate

To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; to surrender.

Capitulation

The action of surrendering to an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

Capo

A device used on the neck of a stringed instrument to raise the pitch of the strings.

Caponize

To castrate a rooster in order to improve the quality of its flesh for eating.