capital

Definition:
1. The most important town or city of a country, usually where the central government operates from.
2. Of primary important.
3. Wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person.

Use 'capital' in a sentence:

• 1. After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital.
• 2. There has been a renewed rocket attack on the capital.
• 3. There was heavy fighting in the capital last night.
• 4. You have to take capital appreciation of the property into account.
• 5. The army pushed (on) towards the capital.
• 6. The U.S. has increasingly relied on Japanese capital.
• 7. There are unconfirmed reports of a shooting in the capital.
• 8. They are refusing to inject any more capital into the industry.
• 9. Everything in the capital is now quiet.
• 10. French soldiers manned roadblocks in the capital city.
• 11. The more serious flashpoints are outside the capital.
• 12. A large amount of capital is invested in all these branches.
• 13. There was a capital outflow of$ 22 billion in 1998.
• 14. Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
• 15. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and immoral.
• 16. Most of the fighting was centred in the north of the capital.
• 17. There are reports of widespread discontent in the capital.
• 18. There was a capital outflow of $22 billion in 1998.
• 19. 'What's the capital of Bulgaria?''You've got me there!'.
• 20. An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital.
• 21. The name and address are written in capitals.
• 22. Capital punishment is a highly emotive issue.
• 23. We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow.
• 24. Rioting broke out in the capital.
• 25. Most imports into Korea are raw materials and capital goods.
• 26. She's not feminist with a capital F but she's fairly controversial.
• 27. Most of the houses in the capital don't have indoor plumbing.
• 28. The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital.
• 29. There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
• 30. Their capital is all locked up in property.
• 31. He rebuked the President for trying to make political capital out of the hostage situation.
• 32. The capital city is swarming with police.
• 33. They marched triumphantly into the capital.
• 34. The capital has been occupied by the rebel army.
• 35. The army pushed towards the capital.
• 36. He called for the reform of capital gains tax.
• 37. Use block capitals.
• 38. The opposition parties are making political capital out of the government's problems.
• 39. The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital.
• 40. Strict security measures are in force in the capital.
• 41. Most of the capital is tied up in property.
• 42. Hundreds of tractors will converge on the capital.
• 43. Capital expenditure was treble the 2002 level.
• 44. Armed rebels advanced towards the capital.
• 45. The army renewed its assault on the capital.
• 46. An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning.
• 47. His plan is to spread the capital between various building society accounts.
• 48. He was romantic with a capital R.
• 49. Land, labor and capital are all productive of wealth.
• 50. They marched 20 miles to reach the capital.
• 51. Please fill out the form in block capitals.
• 52. Rebel forces have assumed control of the capital.