small capital

noun

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of small capital

: a letter having the form of but smaller than a capital letter (as in these words) — called also small cap

Recent Examples of small capital from the Web

Members of council will also be able to direct an additional $75,000 toward small capital improvement projects in their wards.

— robert higgs, cleveland.com, "Cleveland City Council approves $1.7 million budget for 2018 that adds jobs, enhances services," 26 Mar. 2018
He was moved from his post as head of the gangs unit to the much smaller capital punishment division.

— katie benner, New York Times, "At the Justice Dept.’s Death Penalty Unit, Accusations of Favoritism, Gender Bias and Unwanted Groping," 31 Mar. 2018
Members of council will also be able to direct an additional $75,000 toward small capital improvement projects in their wards.

— robert higgs, cleveland.com, "Cleveland City Council approves $1.7 million budget for 2018 that adds jobs, enhances services," 26 Mar. 2018
The small capital, Paul said, forced politics to operate locally, as debates spilled out from the Bundeshaus, the seat of parliament from 1949 until 1999, into nearby bars.

— Washington Post, "Germany’s center-left helped salvage democracy after WWII. Now it is stuck in the past.," 8 Mar. 2018
Technology and related companies are fueling 20% of the office space demand in small capital cities like Lisbon, Vilnius, Lithuania, and Tallinn, Estonia, according to brokerage firms.

— shefali anand, WSJ, "New Tech Centers Sprout in Europe," 6 Mar. 2018
Members of council will also be able to direct an additional $75,000 toward small capital improvement projects in their wards.

— robert higgs, cleveland.com, "Cleveland City Council targets nearly $1.3 million in budget to help elderly maintain their homes," 5 Mar. 2018
This five-story structure is a welcome addition to the emerging kingdom’s small capital city.

— Condé Nast Traveler, "Taj Tashi," 20 Oct. 2017
Some are upstarts and many have small capital bases.

— leslie scism, WSJ, "Why Florida Is Largely Insured by Companies You’ve Never Heard Of," 7 Sep. 2017

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