What is the meaning of capitalize?

verb

  • Draw advantages from.
    • usage: "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"
  • Supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders.
  • Write in capital letters.
  • Compute the present value of a business or an income.
  • Consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses.
  • Convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital.
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