noun🔗ShareAlready-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures)."The company invested in new capital, like delivery trucks and computers, to improve its efficiency. "businesseconomyfinanceassetessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMoney and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system."He does not have enough capital to start a business."economybusinessfinanceassetessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it."The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."politicsgovernmentnationstategeographyplaceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe most important city in the field specified."London is the capital of England. "politicsgovernmentnationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn uppercase letter."My teacher told us to write the title of the essay in capital letters. "grammaressentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe uppermost part of a column."The capital of the Corinthian column rose high above the rest of the structure. "architecturepartessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKnowledge; awareness; proficiency."Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession."mindeducationabilityessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) The chief or most important thing."The capital of my daughter's school project was her research on ancient Egypt. "valueabstractessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf prime importance."Solving the problem quickly was the capital concern of the team. "valuebusinesseconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareChief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation."London and Paris are capital cities."politicsgovernmentnationstateessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExcellent."That is a capital idea!"qualityvalueessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInvolving punishment by death."The capital punishment for vandalism in our town is very strict. "lawgovernmentstatemoralguiltessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUppercase."One begins a sentence with a capital letter."grammarwritinglinguisticsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or relating to the head."The teacher pointed to the capital letter "A" on the board. "bodyphysiologyanatomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading