capital
noun
[ ˈkapɪt(ə)l ]
• the city or town that functions as the seat of government and administrative centre of a country or region.
• "Warsaw is the capital of Poland"
Similar:
first city,
most important city,
seat of government,
centre of administration,
metropolis,
• wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing.
• "rates of return on invested capital were high"
Similar:
money,
finance(s),
funds,
the wherewithal,
the means,
assets,
wealth,
resources,
reserves,
deep pockets,
stock,
principal,
working capital,
investment capital,
dough,
bread,
loot,
shekels,
moolah,
the necessary,
wad,
boodle,
dibs,
gelt,
ducats,
rhino,
gravy,
scratch,
stuff,
oof,
dosh,
brass,
lolly,
spondulicks,
wonga,
ackers,
the ready,
readies,
dinero,
greenbacks,
simoleons,
bucks,
jack,
mazuma,
Oscar,
splosh,
green,
tin,
l.s.d.,
kale,
rocks,
shinplasters,
pelf,
• a letter of the size and form used to begin sentences and names.
• "he wrote the name in capitals"
Similar:
capital letter,
upper-case letter,
block capital,
cap,
uncial,
uncial letter,
majuscule letter,
capital
adjective
• (of an offence or charge) liable to the death penalty.
• "murder is the only capital crime in the state"
• (of a letter of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names.
• excellent.
• "he's a really capital fellow"
capital
exclamation
• used to express approval, satisfaction, or delight.
• "That's splendid! Capital!"
Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘relating to the head or top’, later ‘standing at the head or beginning’): via Old French from Latin capitalis, from caput ‘head’.
capital
noun
• the distinct, typically broader section at the head of a pillar or column.
• "the pillars have moulded capitals"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French capitel, from late Latin capitellum ‘little head’, diminutive of Latin caput .
