capitalization
noun
Simple meaning
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kapihtuhlihzayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kæpɪtəlɪˈzeɪʃən
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
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noun
American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: American and Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalisation.
Used this way, capitalization 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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