(business) Money invested in an innovative enterprise in which both the potential for profit and the risk of loss are considerable.

Alternative spelling of capital-intensive

Needing a relatively large expenditure on capital, especially when compared to that spent on labour.

(accounting) An account in the net worth section of the balance sheet of an entity such as sole proprietorships and partnerships. In this context, the "capital account" (or, in cases of more than one owner, the "sum of all individual capital accounts") is the residual difference between total assets minus total liabilities, or the "net worth" of the entity. The term should not be confused with similar terms such as "working capital," "capital asset," "capital expenditure," and "capital lease."

A house together with its yard, outbuildings, and land.

The largest of the bones in the human wrist.

A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment. / A crime for which the maximum penalty is life in prison without parole.

The capital city of a state (national subdivision).

(law, accounting, US) The total amount of common and preferred stock (shares) that a company can issue.

(nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being.