as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
Franchise owners must be well capitalized in order to spend on marketing and branding, especially in the early phases.
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
With the long-term success of WrestleMania Week annually, WWE is now looking to capitalize even more by using a version of that successful format for other ventures throughout the year.
—Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Julio Rodríguez, who robbed Trent Grisham of a leadoff home run earlier, capitalized by shooting a two-run double the other way.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The starry revival, led by Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, was capitalized for $7.5 million, according to an SEC filing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2025
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Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
With the long-term success of WrestleMania Week annually, WWE is now looking to capitalize even more by using a version of that successful format for other ventures throughout the year.
—Jim Varsallone, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Julio Rodríguez, who robbed Trent Grisham of a leadoff home run earlier, capitalized by shooting a two-run double the other way.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
The starry revival, led by Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr, was capitalized for $7.5 million, according to an SEC filing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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It will be used to fund several activities, including fellowships to train interdisciplinary scholars, technical development projects, and conferences brining together scholars in quantum biology and medicine.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things ...—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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