A city that is a seat of government.

plural of capital city

Any equipment used by an organization to produce other commodities.

(politics, economics) A political and economic philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and other coercive institutions in favour of individual self-ownership and free market.

(finance) The market for long-term securities, including the stock market and the bond market.

(economics) A decrease in the value of a capital asset / (business, finance) An amount by which the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner are less than its cost to the owner.

(economics) An increase in the value of a capital asset / (business, finance) An amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner.

(economics) Capital that is not financial capital, such as shovels for gravediggers, sewing machines for tailors, or machinery for manufacturing firms.

(accounting) An asset that is recorded on a balance sheet as capital - that is, property that creates more property, such as a factory that creates shoes, or a forest that yields a quantity of wood.

(accounting) A balance sheet item under shareholders' equity. Increases by the value above an original par value per share that newly issued shares are sold for.