Толковый словарь английского языка - capital
Capital
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I. noun see: head Date: 13th century the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature, II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~is, from capit-, caput Date: 14th century of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc., 2. punishable by death , involving execution , most serious , 3. chief in importance or influence , being the seat of government, of or relating to ~, excellent , III. noun Etymology: French or Italian; French, from Italian ~e, from ~e, adjective, chief, principal, from Latin ~is Date: circa 1639 1. a. a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period, accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods, accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income, b. net worth, stock 7c(1), persons holding ~, advantage , gain , a store of useful assets or advantages , 2. ~ (II)] a ~ letter, a letter belonging to a style of alphabet modeled on the style customarily used in inscriptions, 3. ~ (II)] a city serving as a seat of government, a city preeminent in some special activity
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1. n., adj., & int. --n. 1 the most important town or city of a country or region, usu. its seat of government and administrative centre. 2 a the money or other assets with which a company starts in business. b accumulated wealth, esp. as used in further production. c money invested or lent at interest. 3 capitalists generally. 4 a capital letter. --adj. 1 a principal; most important; leading. b colloq. excellent, first-rate. 2 a involving or punishable by death (capital punishment; a capital offence). b (of an error etc.) vitally harmful; fatal. 3 (of letters of the alphabet) large in size and of the form used to begin sentences and names etc. --int. expressing approval or satisfaction. Phrases and idioms capital gain a profit from the sale of investments or property. capital goods goods, esp. machinery, plant, etc., used or to be used in producing commodities (opp. consumer goods). capital levy 1 the appropriation by the State of a fixed proportion of the wealth in the country. 2 a wealth tax. capital sum a lump sum of money, esp. payable to an insured person. capital territory a territory containing the capital city of a country. capital transfer tax hist. (in the UK) a tax levied on the transfer of capital by gift or bequest etc. Usage Replaced in 1986 by inheritance tax. make capital out of use to one's advantage. with a capital -- emphatically such (art with a capital A). Derivatives capitally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L capitalis f. caput -itis head 2. n. Archit. the head or cornice of a pillar or column. Etymology: ME f. OF capitel f. LL capitellum dimin. of L caput head ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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