capital

noun
UK: /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
US: /ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/

  1. The most important city of a country or region, where the government is based.

    1. Paris is the capital of France [ ] [ ]
    2. The capital city has many important historical monuments, attracting tourists. [ ] [ ]

  2. Money or property, especially when used to start a business or to invest.

    1. We need capital to start the business. [ ] [ ]
    2. Raising sufficient capital for the new project proved to be more difficult than we anticipated. [ ] [ ]

  3. A capital letter.

    1. Start the sentence with a capital letter. [ ] [ ]
    2. The abbreviation 'USA' is always written in capital letters for clarity. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

leading principal chief resource
capital adjective

  1. Punishable by death.

    1. Murder is a capital crime. [ ] [ ]
    2. He was found guilty of capital offenses and sentenced accordingly by the judge. [ ] [ ]

  2. Relating to the capital city.

    1. We visited the capital area last year. [ ] [ ]
    2. The capital city's development plans are designed to enhance its attractiveness. [ ] [ ]

  3. Excellent.

    1. That's a capital idea, let's do it. [ ] [ ]
    2. It was a capital performance, the audience was really impressed by the whole team. [ ] [ ]
capital verb

  1. To supply with capital.

    1. The business was capitalized by investors. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company was capitalized with funds from venture capitalists, allowing rapid expansion. [ ] [ ]
capital adjective

  1. Written as a capital letter.

    1. Start the word with capitalized letter. [ ] [ ]
    2. The first letter of the title is capitalized in most formal documents. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "capital" in English means: The most important city of a country or region, where the government is based., Money or property, especially when used to start a business or to invest., A capital letter..

The phonetic transcription of "capital" is /ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/ in British English and /ˈkæp.ə.t̬əl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "capital": leading, principal, chief, resource.

Example usage of "capital": "Paris is the capital of France". More examples on the page.