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.
