[とりそこなう, torisokonau] (v5u, vt) to miss; to fail to capitalize; to fail to capitalise [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Capitalize \Cap"i*tal*ize\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]z), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Capitalized} (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Capitalizing}.]
1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.
[1913 Webster]
2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a
patent right, an annuity, etc.)
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3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.
[1913 Webster]
4. To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by
selling capital stock.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
capitalize
v 1: draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake";
"she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" [syn:
{capitalize}, {capitalise}, {take advantage}]
2: supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination
of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by
lenders [syn: {capitalize}, {capitalise}]
3: write in capital letters [syn: {capitalize}, {capitalise}]
4: compute the present value of a business or an income [syn:
{capitalize}, {capitalise}]
5: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
[syn: {capitalize}, {capitalise}]
6: convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital [syn:
{capitalize}, {capitalise}]
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