verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders.
— synonyms: capitalize
verb write in capital letters.
— synonyms: capitalize
verb compute the present value of a business or an income.
— synonyms: capitalize
verb consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses.
— synonyms: capitalize
verb convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital.
— synonyms: capitalize
Examples
“In German, all nouns are capitalized.”
“Some states require proof that a new venture is properly capitalized before the state will issue a certificate of incorporation.”
“If we obtain a loan using the business as collateral, the effect will be to capitalize our next ten years of income, giving us cash today that we can use to buy out our competitor.”