capitalize
gb/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/ us/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
A2
Inglés
~ 5300
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B2
action
1
take advantage of something
to use a situation to get a benefit or advantage
Patrón de uso:
to capitalize on [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners often say *"capitalize the opportunity"* instead of *"capitalize on the opportunity"*. The preposition "on" is needed. Some also confuse this meaning with writing capital letters; in this sense, it always means using a situation to your advantage.
Sinónimos
exploit (Can sound more negative or selfish, while "capitalize on" is more neutral.)
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take advantage of (Very close in meaning; can sometimes sound more critical or moral than "capitalize on".)
Antónimos
miss (As in "miss an opportunity"; you do not gain any benefit from the situation.)
Colocaciones
capitalize on an opportunity
|capitalize on a mistake
|fully capitalize on
|fail to capitalize on
|capitalize on success
Temas
business
|daily_life
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The team failed to capitalize on several chances to score in the first half.
- Smart companies quickly capitalized on the growing demand for online services.
- She capitalized on her language skills to get a better-paying job.
- The politician tried to capitalize on the public’s anger over rising prices.
- Investors are eager to capitalize on the new tax cuts.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- He capitalized on the chance to work abroad.
- The store capitalized on the holiday by having a big sale.
- They capitalized on her mistake and won the game.
- The company capitalized on the new trend in music.
- She capitalized on her good results to ask for a raise.
Verbo
A2
action
2
write using capital letters
to write a letter or word with a big (capital) letter
Patrón de uso:
to capitalize [a letter/word/title]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes over-capitalize words in English, copying rules from their first language (for example, capitalizing every noun as in German, or capitalizing days and months in some languages that do not do this). Another common mistake is confusing *"capital"* (the noun) with *"capitalize"* (the verb).
Sinónimos
uppercase (More technical and often used in computing and typography.)
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use a capital letter (Longer phrase, often used in teaching and explanations.)
Antónimos
lowercase (Means to write letters in small, non-capital form.)
Colocaciones
capitalize the first letter
|capitalize proper nouns
|automatically capitalize
|capitalize titles
|capitalize each word
Temas
writing
|education
|technology
|communication
Ejemplos
- Always capitalize the first letter of a sentence.
- In English, you must capitalize the names of people and places.
- The software will automatically capitalize the word after a period.
- Please do not capitalize every word in your email subject line.
- On this form, you should capitalize your family name.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- We capitalize the word "I" in English.
- Remember to capitalize the first letter of each month.
- Do not capitalize common nouns in the middle of a sentence.
- The teacher asked us to capitalize the title of the story.
- This app can capitalize each word for you.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
3
provide or treat money as capital
to give money to a business as capital, or to show a cost as a long-term asset in company accounts
Patrón de uso:
to capitalize [a company/cost/interest]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this technical financial meaning with the more common meaning of writing capital letters. In business texts, *"capitalize a company"* does not refer to spelling; it refers to how the company is funded or how costs are shown in the accounts.
Sinónimos
finance (Focuses on providing money; does not include the accounting meaning of recording a cost as an asset.)
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fund (Common in everyday business English; usually refers only to supplying money, not accounting treatment.)
Antónimos
undercapitalize (Means not providing enough capital, so the business does not have sufficient money or resources.)
Colocaciones
capitalize a company
|capitalize the business
|capitalize costs
|capitalize interest
|well-capitalized firm
Temas
business
|finance
|economics
Ejemplos
- The startup was initially capitalized with $500,000 from private investors.
- Many companies choose to capitalize development costs rather than expense them immediately.
- The bank is well capitalized and can absorb potential losses.
- They plan to capitalize the new venture through a mix of debt and equity.
- Under the new rules, you must capitalize interest incurred during construction.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The company was capitalized by three investors.
- The firm decided to capitalize these costs in its accounts.
- A well-capitalized bank is safer for customers.
- They need more money to capitalize their new project.
- The accountant will capitalize the interest this year.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
capitalize
AFI
GB/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
US/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
Sílabas y acento
cap - it - al - ize (4 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (cap)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: capitalize
- 3rd Person Singular: capitalizes
- Present Participle: capitalizing
- Past: capitalized
Familia de palabras
Forms
capitalizes
verb
capitalizing
verb
capitalized
verb
Core family
capital
noun A1
capitalization
noun B2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
lowercase
adjective
Expresiones
capitalize on
1/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
make the most of something
to use a situation or event to get the best possible benefit
Ejemplos
- The company quickly capitalized on the growing interest in electric cars.
- She capitalized on her social media fame to launch a clothing brand.
- Opposition parties tried to capitalize on the government’s mistake.