capitalize
gb/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/ us/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
A2
אנגלית
~ 5300
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
פועל
B2
action
1
take advantage of something
to use a situation to get a benefit or advantage
תבנית שימוש:
to capitalize on [something]
טעות נפוצה:
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.
מילים נרדפות
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".)
הפכים
miss (As in "miss an opportunity"; you do not gain any benefit from the situation.)
צירופים
capitalize on an opportunity
|capitalize on a mistake
|fully capitalize on
|fail to capitalize on
|capitalize on success
נושאים
business
|daily_life
|politics
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
פועל
A2
action
2
write using capital letters
to write a letter or word with a big (capital) letter
תבנית שימוש:
to capitalize [a letter/word/title]
טעות נפוצה:
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).
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
lowercase (Means to write letters in small, non-capital form.)
צירופים
capitalize the first letter
|capitalize proper nouns
|automatically capitalize
|capitalize titles
|capitalize each word
נושאים
writing
|education
|technology
|communication
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
פועל
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
תבנית שימוש:
to capitalize [a company/cost/interest]
טעות נפוצה:
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.
מילים נרדפות
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.)
הפכים
undercapitalize (Means not providing enough capital, so the business does not have sufficient money or resources.)
צירופים
capitalize a company
|capitalize the business
|capitalize costs
|capitalize interest
|well-capitalized firm
נושאים
business
|finance
|economics
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
capitalize
IPA
GB/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
US/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz/
הברות והטעמה
cap - it - al - ize (4 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (cap)
צורות המילה
Verb
- Base: capitalize
- 3rd Person Singular: capitalizes
- Present Participle: capitalizing
- Past: capitalized
משפחת מילים
Forms
capitalizes
verb
capitalizing
verb
capitalized
verb
Core family
capital
noun A1
capitalization
noun B2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
lowercase
adjective
ביטויים
capitalize on
1/kˈæpɪtəlˌaɪz ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
make the most of something
to use a situation or event to get the best possible benefit
דוגמאות
- 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.