CAPITALIZE


Meaning of CAPITALIZE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.