English Explanatory Dictionary

capitalisation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of capitalising.
  2. Choice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a word in a particular case, such as ALL CAPS, Title Case, CamelCase, Sentence case, or all lowercase.
  3. The act or process of writing (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters.
  4. The act or process of seizing (an opportunity) and profiting or obtaining an advantage (from it).
  5. The state of being capitalised.
  6. The state of having a particular case, such as ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
  7. The total value of all outstanding shares for a publicly traded company

Pronunciation

/ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capitalisation.wav

Word forms

capitalisation capitalisations capitalization

Etymology

From capitalise + -ation.

Synonyms

cap

Derived words

autocapitalization cap capitalization table cap table decapitalization market capitalization market cap miscapitalisation miscapitalization overcapitalization recapitalization uncapitalization undercapitalisation undercapitalization

Translations

Catalan: majusculació Catalan: capitalització French: capitalisation Greek: κεφαλαιοποίηση Indonesian: kapitalisasi Portuguese: maiusculização Portuguese: capitalizar Portuguese: capitalização Russian: капитализа́ция Spanish: mayusculación Spanish: capitalización Swedish: versalisering German: Großschreibung German: Kapitalausstattung Polish: kapitalizacja
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