capitalist
/ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/noun
उच्चारण कैपिटलिस्ट
पूँजीपति, पूँजीवादी
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person who supports capitalism; a person who owns or controls a lot of wealth and uses it to produce more wealth
पूँजीपति, पूँजीवादी
- The factory was owned by a wealthy capitalist.
- The old capitalist spent his last years funding libraries in small towns.
- The capitalist invested his profits in new mills.
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- The book describes a rich capitalist of the 1900s.
- Many capitalists funded the expansion of the railway.
Synonyms industrialist financier entrepreneur tycoon investor
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based on the principles of capitalism
पूँजीवादी
- a capitalist economy
- Critics say a capitalist system often widens the gap between the rich and the poor.
- The country follows a capitalist model of growth.
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- He studied the capitalist system in economics class.
- A capitalist society values private property.
Synonyms free-market free-enterprise private-enterprise
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a capitalist (noun) / capitalists
As a noun, a capitalist is a person who owns wealth used in business to earn profit. It is countable.
Noun के रूप में 'capitalist' वह व्यक्ति है जिसके पास व्यापार में लाभ के लिए प्रयुक्त धन है; यह countable है।
- The capitalist invested in a new textile mill.
- Many capitalists supported the reforms.
capitalist (adjective) + noun
Before a noun, capitalist means based on private ownership and profit, as in a capitalist economy.
Noun से पहले 'capitalist' का अर्थ निजी स्वामित्व और लाभ पर आधारित है, जैसे capitalist economy।
- The United States has a capitalist economy.
- He criticised the capitalist system.
capitalist vs capitalism / capital
Capitalism is the system; a capitalist is a person who supports it; capital is the money itself.
'Capitalism' प्रणाली है; 'capitalist' उसका समर्थक व्यक्ति है; 'capital' धन स्वयं है।
- Capitalism depends on competition.
- She raised the capital for her firm.
capitalist vs socialist / communist
A capitalist favours private ownership; a socialist favours shared ownership; a communist wants no private ownership at all.
Capitalist निजी स्वामित्व का पक्षधर है; socialist साझा स्वामित्व का; communist निजी स्वामित्व बिल्कुल नहीं चाहता।
- The debate was between a capitalist and a socialist.
+Collocations 4
adjective + capitalist
wealthyventureindustrialearlybig
- A venture capitalist funded the start-up.
capitalist + noun
economysystemsocietyclasscountry
- India follows a mixed economy, not a purely capitalist system.
verb + capitalist
becomesupportcriticisemeetbe
- The leader criticised capitalist greed in his speech.
noun + capitalist
ventureindustrialfinanceforeignprivate
- Foreign capitalists were invited to invest in the port.
“More examples 5
- The capitalist system rewards risk and enterprise.
पूँजीवादी व्यवस्था जोखिम और उद्यम को पुरस्कृत करती है।
- Radhika's uncle is a small capitalist who owns three factories.
राधिका के चाचा एक छोटे पूँजीपति हैं जिनके तीन कारखाने हैं।
- The novelist portrays the greed of a capitalist landlord.
उपन्यासकार ने एक पूँजीपति ज़मींदार के लालच का चित्रण किया है।
- The 1991 reforms moved India closer to a capitalist model.
1991 के सुधारों ने भारत को पूँजीवादी मॉडल के अधिक निकट ला दिया।
- Critics call the company a capitalist giant that ignores workers.
आलोचक कंपनी को ऐसा पूँजीवादी दैत्य कहते हैं जो कामगारों की उपेक्षा करता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is the richest capitalist of the town.
✓ He is the richest capitalist in the town.
After a superlative, a place or group is introduced by in.
Superlative के बाद स्थान या समूह के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ India follows capitalist economy.
✓ India follows a capitalist economy.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun के पहले article चाहिए।
✗ The capitalism class exploits workers.
✓ The capitalist class exploits workers.
Before a noun, the adjective capitalist is needed, not the noun capitalism.
Noun से पहले adjective 'capitalist' चाहिए, noun 'capitalism' नहीं।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
industrialist financier entrepreneur tycoon investor free-market free-enterprise private-enterprise
Antonyms
AaSpelling
cap·i·tal·ist
With -tal- (not 'capitolist').
बीच में -tal- ('capitolist' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: an economic system based on private ownership and profit is capitalism; one in which the state owns the means of production is socialism or communism.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: निजी स्वामित्व और लाभ पर आधारित आर्थिक व्यवस्था capitalism; जिसमें राज्य उत्पादन के साधनों का मालिक हो socialism या communism।
General knowledge
India's mixed economy combines public and private sectors; liberalization began in 1991.
भारत की mixed economy सार्वजनिक और निजी क्षेत्र को जोड़ती है; उदारीकरण 1991 में शुरू हुआ।