as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
The financials are well-capitalized.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
However, the Royals failed to capitalize in key moments.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The term Deaf, capitalized, refers in the US to an identity or community—to those members of Deaf culture who share ASL as a primary language.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The report also notes that the bank is considered 'well-capitalized' under FDICIA’s Prompt Corrective Action capital requirements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
However, the Royals failed to capitalize in key moments.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
The term Deaf, capitalized, refers in the US to an identity or community—to those members of Deaf culture who share ASL as a primary language.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The report also notes that the bank is considered 'well-capitalized' under FDICIA’s Prompt Corrective Action capital requirements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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Since its inception in 2020, over 1600 students have graduated college through the program, which is funded in part through private partnerships.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to fund the arts expanded with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as the country was reeling from the Great Depression.—
Johanna K. Taylor,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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While Medicaid finances about 40 percent of all births nationwide, more than 64 percent of births by Black moms are covered by Medicaid.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
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As part of the measures, the government will subsidize the construction of underground power transmission lines to semiconductor clusters, as well as increase the funding ratio for infrastructure in advanced industrial complexes to 50% from 30%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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And foreign governments like China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all subsidize semiconductor manufacturing heavily with tools like grants and tax breaks.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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