Meaning of 'capital'

adjective

uppercase

Example: "capital A"

Synonyms: great

adjective

of primary importance

Example: "our capital concern was to avoid defeat"

Synonyms: basal

adjective

first-rate

Example: "a capital fellow"

noun

the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

Synonyms: cap chapiter

noun

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

Example: "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases"

Synonyms: uppercase

noun

a seat of government

noun

a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

Example: "the crime capital of Italy"

noun

wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value

noun

assets available for use in the production of further assets

Synonyms: working capital