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Capitalise Definition & Meaning

capitalise
verb
  1. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
  2. draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"
  3. write in capital letters
  4. compute the present value of a business or an income
  5. consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
  6. convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

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What does capitalise mean?
supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" write in capital letters compute the present value of a business or an income consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
What part of speech is capitalise?
Capitalise is a verb.
How many definitions does capitalise have?
Capitalise has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).

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