Associations to the word «Capitalise»

Wiktionary

CAPITALISE, verb. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of capitalize.

Dictionary definition

CAPITALISE, verb. Supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders.
CAPITALISE, verb. Draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover".
CAPITALISE, verb. Write in capital letters.
CAPITALISE, verb. Compute the present value of a business or an income.
CAPITALISE, verb. Consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses.
CAPITALISE, verb. Convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.