capital
noun
uk/ˈkæpɪtəl/ us [ U ] FINANCE, ECONOMICS
money that is used for investment or for starting a business:
attract/borrow/raise capital Low-tax policies are used by some countries to attract capital.
invest/inject capital The UK parent company decided not to inject further capital into the failing business.
foreign/private capital
Investors are finding that there has been a satisfactory return on capital.
[ U ] ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
the total amount of money and property that an individual or company owns:
tie up/release capital Most of our capital is tied up in property.
[ U ] FINANCE, ECONOMICS
money that is lent or borrowed and will have to be paid back:
Our mortgage is interest-only, so we're not paying off any of the capital.
[ U ] ECONOMICS, POLITICS
people who own the businesses, land, industries, and other forms of wealth in society, considered as a group:
There's a real conflict arising between the demands of capital and labour.
[ C ] (also capital city)
the city where a country or state has its central government:
What's the capital of China?
See also
authorized share capital
called-up share capital
circulating capital
core capital
cost of capital
customer capital
debt capital
equity capital
fixed capital
flight capital
human capital
intellectual capital
knowledge capital
loan capital
nominal capital
operating capital
ordinary capital
paid-in capital
preference capital
preferred capital
return on capital
risk capital
share capital
social capital
Tier 2 capital
uncalled capital
venture capital
working capital