capitalise
/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/
verb
- To take advantage of an opportunity or situation for your own benefit.
- She capitalised on her popularity to start a successful clothing line.
- The team capitalised on the opponent's mistakes to win the game.
- He capitalised on the low interest rates to buy a house.
- To write or print something using capital letters.
- The title of the book is capitalised on the cover.
- In English, we capitalise proper nouns like names of people and cities.
- Remember to capitalise the first word of every sentence.
- To supply a business with the money it needs to operate or grow.
- They capitalised the new factory with loans from the bank.
- The company needs to capitalise its operations to avoid bankruptcy.
- The startup was capitalised by a group of angel investors.
- To record a cost as an asset on a company's balance sheet rather than as an expense.
- You cannot capitalise routine maintenance costs.
- The accountant decided to capitalise the cost of the new software.
- Firms often capitalise large purchases like machinery over several years.
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