as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
In its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report, the Federal Reserve Board found that 99% of U.S banks are well capitalized.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jokic sat out the first 5:20 in the second quarter, but the Kings couldn’t capitalize after going cold on offense.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The Huskies showed off their transition offense, forcing three turnovers in a two-minute span and capitalizing as their lead grew to 15 with four and a half minutes left before halftime.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Russia controls about one-fifth of Ukraine, and capitalized last year on weaknesses in Ukraine’s defenses to slowly advance in eastern areas despite high losses of troops and equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jokic sat out the first 5:20 in the second quarter, but the Kings couldn’t capitalize after going cold on offense.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The Huskies showed off their transition offense, forcing three turnovers in a two-minute span and capitalizing as their lead grew to 15 with four and a half minutes left before halftime.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2025
Russia controls about one-fifth of Ukraine, and capitalized last year on weaknesses in Ukraine’s defenses to slowly advance in eastern areas despite high losses of troops and equipment.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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The program is fully funded by the Hearst Foundations, with no government funds used.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
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The measure would increase the sales tax by a half cent to fund improvements.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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The law also included language that was meant to prevent the settlements from being used to finance programs that were previously funded by other sources of state or federal money.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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At $185 million, the price tag of Lurie’s 1994 purchase was believed to be the highest for an existing professional sports franchise at the time, and the deal wasn’t easy to finance.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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And the tool is accused of distorting the free market and subsidizing growth that would have happened anyway.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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By subsidizing office space and the use of medical equipment to attract a doctor, Havana is looking out for the needs of its residents, Wilkerson said.—
Daniel Chang,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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