capitals

1. assets available for use in the production of further assetsSynonyms: capital, working capital

2. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic valueSynonyms: capital

3. a seat of governmentSynonyms: capital

4. one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasisExamples: "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"Synonyms: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercaseAntonyms: lowercase

5. a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or productExamples: "the crime capital of Italy"; "the drug capital of Columbia"Synonyms: capital

6. the federal government of the United StatesSynonyms: Capital, Washington