ALL meanings of capitalize
cap·i·tal·ize
C c - verb capitalize If you capitalize on a situation, you use it to gain some advantage for yourself. 3
- verb capitalize In business, if you capitalize something that belongs to you, you sell it in order to make money. 3
- verb capitalize to take advantage (of); profit (by) 3
- verb capitalize to write or print (text) in capital letters or with the first letter of (a word or words) in capital letters 3
- verb capitalize to convert (debt or retained earnings) into capital stock 3
- verb capitalize to authorize (a business enterprise) to issue a specified amount of capital stock 3
- verb capitalize to provide with capital 3
- verb capitalize to treat (expenditures) as assets 3
- verb capitalize to estimate the present value of (a periodical income) 3
- verb capitalize to compute the present value of (a business) from actual or potential earnings 3
- verb transitive capitalize to use as capital; convert into capital 3
- verb transitive capitalize to calculate the present value of (a periodical payment, annuity, income, etc.); convert (an income, etc.) into one payment or sum equivalent to the computed present value 3
- verb transitive capitalize to establish the capital stock of (a business firm) at a certain figure 3
- verb transitive capitalize to convert (floating debt) into stock or shares 3
- verb transitive capitalize to supply capital to or for (an enterprise) 3
- verb transitive capitalize to print or write (a word or words) in capital letters 3
- verb transitive capitalize to begin (a word) with a capital letter 3
- verb transitive capitalize to set up (expenditures) as assets 3
- verb capitalize If you capitalize a business enterprise, you obtain money from somewhere to start or run your business. 3
- verb capitalize If you capitalize a purchase, you treat it as an asset rather than an expense. 3
- noun capitalize Take the chance to gain advantage from. 1
- transitive verb capitalize put sth in uppercase letters 1
- transitive verb capitalize give sth an uppercase initial 1
- transitive verb capitalize finance: supply capital for sth 1
- transitive verb capitalize finance: convert to capital 1
- verb with object capitalize to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter. 1
- verb with object capitalize to authorize a certain amount of stocks and bonds in the corporate charter of: to capitalize a corporation. 1
- verb with object capitalize to issue stock as a dividend, thereby capitalizing retained earnings, or as settlement of an unpaid arrearage of preferred dividends. 1
- verb with object capitalize Accounting. to set up (expenditures) as business assets in the books of account instead of treating as expense. 1
- verb with object capitalize to supply with capital. 1
- verb with object capitalize to estimate the value of (a stock or an enterprise). 1
- verb without object capitalize to take advantage of; turn something to one's advantage (often followed by on): to capitalize on one's opportunities. 1
- verb capitalize (Transitive Verb) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case. 0
- verb capitalize (Transitive Verb) (business, finance) To contribute or acquire capital (money or other resources) for. 0
- verb capitalize (Transitive Verb) (finance) To convert into capital, ie to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income. 0
- verb capitalize (Transitive Verb) (accounting, taxation) To treat as capital, not as an expense. 0
- verb capitalize (Intransitive Verb) To profit or to obtain an advantage. 0
- verb capitalize (Intransitive Verb) (followed by on) To seize, as an opportunity; to obtain a benefit; to invest on something profitable. 0