Meaning of capitalize in English
Verb
capitalizeDefinitions
1. draw advantages fromExamples
- « he is capitalizing on her mistake »
- « she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover »
- 2. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- 3. write in capital letters
- 4. compute the present value of a business or an income
- 5. consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- 6. convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital