capital letter one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
capitalism an economic system based on private ownership of assets
capital punishment putting a condemned person to death
capital of Tibet the sacred city of Lamaism
capital of Chad the capital and largest city of Chad
capital of Turkey the capital of Turkey
capital ship a warship of the first rank in size and armament
capital of Djibouti port city on the Gulf of Aden
capital of Thailand the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand
capital of Florida capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
capital of Chile the capital and largest city of Chile
capital of Syria an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
capital cost the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
capitalization the use of uppercase letters
capital of Colorado the state capital and largest city of Colorado
capital of Delaware the capital of the state of Delaware
capitalist of an economic system based on private ownership
capitulate surrender under agreed conditions
capitalisation writing in capital letters
capital account (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities