LEARNit Dictionary
capital
noun
/ˈkæpɪtl/
UK
/ˈkæpɪtl/
US
A1
1
A1
the most important town or city of a country or region, where the government operates from
پایتخت, مرکز حکومت, شهر مرکزی, مرکز سیاسی, پایتخت کشور
2
A1
a letter of the form and size that is used at the beginning of a sentence or a name (= A,B,C rather than a,b,c)
حرف بزرگ, حرف اول بزرگ
Use
block capitals
.
Please write in capitals.
3
B2
wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person and can be invested or used to start a business
سرمایه
share/investment/equity capital
He had various ideas on how to
raise capital
for the project.
a guide to investing capital in new markets
Our capital is all tied up in property.
capital investment
capital expenditure/spending
capital costs/assets
the capital value of the property
see also
venture capital
,
working capital
4
an amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business
سرمایه, سرمایه اولیه, سرمایهگذاری
to set up a business with a starting capital of £100 000
5
people who use their money to start businesses, considered as a group
سرمایهداران
capital and labour
6
a valuable resource of a particular kind
سرمایه, منبع ارزشمند
Education creates
intellectual capital
to convert into economic and social rewards.
Immigrant children have
cultural capital
of their own—including their home language—which may be undervalued.
see also
human capital
,
political capital
,
social capital
7
the top part of a column
تاج ستون, سرستون
adjective
/ˈkæpɪtl/
UK
/ˈkæpɪtl/
US
A1
1
A1
having the form and size used at the beginning of a sentence or a name
حرف بزرگ
compare
lower case
2
involving punishment by death
اعدام, منجر به مجازات اعدام
a capital offence
3
excellent
عالی, بسیار خوب