uncapitalized

cap·i·tal·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-i-tl-ahyz]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kap-i-tl-ahyz]
- /ˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz/

Definitions of uncapitalized word

verb with object uncapitalized to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter. 1
verb with object uncapitalized to authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of: to capitalize a corporation. 1
verb with object uncapitalized to issue stock as a dividend, thereby capitalizing retained earnings, or as settlement of an unpaid arrearage of preferred dividends. 1
verb with object uncapitalized Accounting. to set up (expenditures) as business assets in the books of account instead of treating as expense. 1
verb with object uncapitalized to supply with capital. 1
verb with object uncapitalized to estimate the value of (a stock or an enterprise). 1

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Origin of uncapitalized

First appearance:

before 1755

One of the 47% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1755-65; capital1 + -ize

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Parts of speech for Uncapitalized

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncapitalized

uncapitalized popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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