capital
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assets available for use in the production of further assetssynonyms: fonds de roulementtypes:actionthe capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)fond de caissethe number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
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capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
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wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
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Vocabulary lists containing capital
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently (a type of homonym) can be stumbling blocks in comprehension or when trying to communicate something in writing. If you know that there's "peek" "peak" and "pique," which one do you use to describe what your character did at the window? If you use the wrong one, then your character has reached the heights (peak) or is having a fit if anger (pique) by the window. Is that what you mean? Is the character simply looking through that window (peek)? As you can see, all these words sound the same but suggest very different things. Here are 32 vocabulary words that are often confused.
There may not be an “i” in team, but there are a ton of great words in professional team names! Whether or not you're a sports fan, if you learn these words your vocabulary will be in competition condition. For more, check out Name On: Pro Sports Team Names, Part 2
Learn the correct meanings and usages of these commonly confused words for fifth-grade students.