CAPITALIZING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Verb

convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Verb

write in capital letters

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Verb

draw advantages from

Example: he is capitalizing on her mistake; she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Verb

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

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Verb

consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Verb

compute the present value of a business or an income