capital

Definition

  • noun: the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature
  • noun: money, property, etc., that is used to start or operate a business
  • adjective: in the form A, B, C, etc., rather than a, b, c
  • sometimes used figuratively
  • synonyms: controlling, leading, prominent

Examples

  • She's been accused of trying to 'make capital out of' the tragedy. [=of trying to use the tragedy to her advantage; of trying to benefit from the tragedy]

  • Homicide that occurs during the course of an attempted kidnapping is a 'capital' crime in some states.

  • Stock sales resulted in millions of dollars in 'capital gains' for the company.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) up we go We're 'bout to go up, baby, up we go For worse or for better Gonna give it to you In capital letters Gonna give it to you, gonna give it to you Gonna give it to you I want to get louder I got to get louder (..)
    2018 Fifty Shades Freed
  • (..) Be quick. We're bout to go up, baby, up we go For worse or for better Gonna give it to you In capital letters - Oh! You put a crack in the shadows And you told me it's okay to be the light (..)
    2018 Fifty Shades Freed