transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz, ˈkap-tə-, Brit also ]
kə-ˈpi-tə- verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Date: 1764
transitive verb
1. : to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals
2.
a. : to convert into capital
capitalize the company's reserve fund
b. : to treat as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets rather than as an ordinary operating expense to be charged against revenue for the period in which it is incurred
capitalize development costs
3.
a. : to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time)
b. : to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum
capitalized annuities
4. : to supply capital for
intransitive verb
: to gain by turning something to advantage : profit
capitalize on an opponent's mistake