CAPITALIZE

• (verb) convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

  synonyms : capitalise

• (verb) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

  synonyms : capitalise

• (verb) compute the present value of a business or an income

  synonyms : capitalise

• (verb) write in capital letters

  synonyms : capitalise

• (verb) draw advantages from

  "he is capitalizing on her mistake", "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"

  synonyms : capitalise , take advantage

• (verb) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

  synonyms : capitalise

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