capitalise

Other forms: capitalised; capitalising

Definitions of capitalise

1. verb

   write in capital letters
   synonyms: capitalize

   type of:

   write

   mark or trace on a surface
2. verb

   draw advantages from
   synonyms: capitalize, take advantage

   type of:

   benefit, gain, profit

   derive a benefit from
3. verb

   supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
   synonyms: capitalize

   type of:

   furnish, provide, render, supply

   give something useful or necessary to
4. verb

   convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
   synonyms: capitalize

   types:

   overcapitalise, overcapitalize

   capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant

   type of:

   change, commute, convert, exchange

   exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
5. verb

   consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
   synonyms: capitalize

   type of:

   consider, reckon, regard, see, view

   deem to be
6. verb

   compute the present value of a business or an income
   synonyms: capitalize

   types:

   overcapitalise, overcapitalize

   estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level

   type of:

   calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

   make a mathematical calculation or computation