capitalisation
noun
Simple meaning
Choice of case.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kapuhtuhlihzayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkæpətəlɪˈzeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Choice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a word in a particular case, such as ALL CAPS, Title Case, CamelCase, Sentence case, or all lowercase.
The act or process of capitalising.
The state of having a particular case, such as ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
The state of being capitalised.
The act or process of seizing (an opportunity) and profiting or obtaining an advantage (from it).
in particular
The act or process of writing (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Choice of case (when writing a word); the act or process of writing a word in a particular case, such as ALL CAPS, Title Case, CamelCase, Sentence case, or all lowercase.
Used this way, capitalisation is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word family
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An economic system based on private ownership of capital.
Related to an economic system based on private ownership of capital.
Draw advantages from.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more.
An estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share.
Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of less than one billion dollars.
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