capital

1. Money and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system. (uncountable) · Near-synonym: assets· He does not have enough capital to start a business.
2. Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures). (uncountable) · Near-synonym: assets· He pointed out that it takes both labour and capital to produce goods.
3. The capitalist class; capital owners considered collectively as a politically influential group — commonly represented by wealthy individuals and private institutional investors. (uncountable) · The markets crashing symbolized capital’s discontent with the tax reforms passed.· He warned us darkly that capital will never be sated.
4. A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it. (countable) · Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States of America.· The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital.
5. The most important city in the field specified. (countable)
6. An uppercase letter. (countable)
7. Knowledge; awareness; proficiency. (uncountable) · Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession.
8. The chief or most important thing. (countable)

Plural capitals