capital capital /ˈkæpɪtəl/

adjective

1. Uppercase  ( capital , great , majuscule )
   uppercase
    Capital A
   capital A
    Great A
   great A
    Many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
   many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script
   
2. Of primary importance  ( capital )
   of primary importance
    Our capital concern was to avoid defeat
   our capital concern was to avoid defeat
   
3. First-rate  ( capital )
   first-rate
    A capital fellow
   a capital fellow
    A capital idea
   a capital idea
   

noun

1. () Assets available for use in the production of further assets  ( working capital , capital )
   assets available for use in the production of further assets
   
2. () A seat of government  ( capital )
   a seat of government
    Brasília is the capital of Brazil
   Brasília is the capital of Brazil
   
   
3. () Wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value  ( capital )
   wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
     The entrepreneur used her personal capital to start her own business.
   The entrepreneur used her personal capital to start her own business.
   
4. () One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis  ( capital letter , majuscule , upper-case letter , capital , uppercase )
   one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
    Printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
   printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters
   
5. The upper part of a column that supports the entablature  ( cap , capital , chapiter )
   the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
   
   
6. A center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product  ( capital )
   a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
    The crime capital of Italy
   the crime capital of Italy
    The drug capital of Columbia
   the drug capital of Columbia
   

 Capital

1. A book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories  ( Capital , Das Kapital )
   a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories
   
   
2. The federal government of the United States  ( Capital , Washington )
   the federal government of the United States