uncapitalized

adjective

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un·cap·i·tal·ized | \ ˌən-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīzd

, -ˈkap-tə-, British also -kə-ˈpi-tə- \

Definition of uncapitalized

: not capitalized: such as

a : not written in capitals or with an initial capital an uncapitalized word

b finance : not treated as an amortizable investment in long-term capital assets an uncapitalized expense

Examples of uncapitalized in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alabama stranded a runner at second in the second inning and Kaylee Tow’s lead-off single in the fourth went uncapitalized after a sacrifice bunt and a sac fly left her at third. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 12 May 2022 Among the dozens of instances in which e precedes i in uncapitalized words are this dozen: caffeine, counterfeit, deity, feisty, heifer, height, herein, leisure, protein, reign, seize and weird. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020

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