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capitalise

/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/verb

उच्चारण कैपिटलाइज़

(किसी स्थिति का) लाभ उठाना, फ़ायदा उठाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ on/upon sth

    to gain an advantage for yourself from a situation

    (किसी स्थिति का) लाभ उठाना, फ़ायदा उठाना

    • The team failed to capitalise on their early lead.
    • Radhika capitalised on every opportunity to practise her English.

    Synonyms exploit take advantage of profit from make the most of cash in on

    Opposite waste squander

  2. 2

    [T]

    to write or print a letter of the alphabet as a capital; to begin a word with a capital letter

    बड़े अक्षर (capital letter) में लिखना

    • Always capitalise the first word of a sentence.
    • Names of days and months are capitalised in English.
  3. 3

    [T] technical

    to sell possessions in order to change them into money; to provide a company with the money it needs to function

    पूँजी में बदलना, (कंपनी को) पूँजी उपलब्ध कराना

    • The bank is well capitalised.
    • The company was capitalised at five crore rupees.
◇Word family
capital nouncapitalisation nouncapitalism noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

exploit take advantage of profit from make the most of cash in on

Antonyms

waste squander

§Grammar and usage

Capitalise on something (not 'capitalise from something').

Capitalise on something सही है ('capitalise from something' गलत है)।