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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

capital

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Source Word

capital

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/

Noun

uncountable countable broadly

Japanese Meaning

資本：生産活動において要素として活用されるために既に生産された耐久財（例：重機、オフィスビルなど）を指す。

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To boost output, the company invested heavily in capital such as new steam shovels and modern office buildings.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

生産を増やすために、その会社は新しい蒸気ショベルや近代的なオフィスビルなどの資本財に多額の投資を行った。

Sense（1）

Sense（2）

(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.

He does not have enough capital to start a business.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

(countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.

Lin Hsiang-ju immediately said to the king of Ch’in, “If Ta-wang wants fifteen cities from Chao, the king of Chao should also get something in return. What about giving him Hsien-yang as a gift?’ Hsien-yang was the capital of Ch’in.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（4）

(countable) The most important city in the field specified.

Hollywood is the film capital, New York the theater capital, Las Vegas the gambling capital.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（5）

(countable) An uppercase letter.

Sense（6）

(countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.

Sense（7）

(uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.

Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（8）

(countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.

capitals

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