capacity
The largest amount that something can hold or make.
The maximum amount or number that something can contain or produce.
The ability to do something or understand it.
The ability or power to do, experience, or understand something.
A job or role that someone has in a group or company.
A particular role, position, or function that someone has in an organization or activity.
- Base: capacity
- Plural: capacities
at full capacity
1working at maximum level
Working or being used as much as possible, with no extra space or ability left.
- The factory is running at full capacity this month.
- The hospital was operating at full capacity during the outbreak.
capacity building
1developing skills and abilities
Helping people or organizations get better skills and abilities so they can work better in the future.
- The NGO focuses on capacity building in rural communities.
- Capacity building is essential for sustainable development.
capacity building
1developing skills and resources
helping people or organizations gain the skills and resources they need.
- The grant focuses on capacity building for local health workers.
- Capacity building takes time and cannot be done in a single training session.
- The project included capacity building in financial management.
- Capacity building helps the team.
- They fund capacity building.
- The course supports capacity building.
in the capacity of
1acting in an official role
Doing something as part of your job or official role.
- He signed the agreement in the capacity of company secretary.
- She visited the school in the capacity of inspector.