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