capitalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of capitalize
as in subsidizes
to provide money for several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalizes
  1. subsidizes
  2. funds
  3. finances
  4. underwrites
  5. supports
  6. endows
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  • That effectively collapses the $150 gap between premium and budget models — and shifts the buying decision to whichever brand your utility subsidizes this year.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • While the intent is good, the reality is that the program disproportionately subsidizes the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of new buyers.
    — Dale V.C. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of subsidizes
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  • The Dutch health ministry’s scheme for international top-sport events funds one-off competitions rather than recurring ones annually, and caps awards at €3 million.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Prop 42 shields the asset forms billionaires hold, like business interests and financial control, while Prop 40 is the measure that funds Medi-Cal, the program that pays for long-term care when middle-class savings run out.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of funds
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  • The state budget is an obvious source for anyone interested in how California finances its programs.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • An American who purchases a home in Switzerland, Germany or the United Kingdom typically finances that home in Swiss francs, euros or pounds — the currency in which the property is priced and in which the taxpayer earns income.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of finances
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  • But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Definition of underwrites
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  • Sleep is when the brain consolidates memory, recalibrates stress and immune signaling and supports other restorative processes.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Our Kids’ Climate (OKC) supports parents, grandparents and caregivers in over 50 countries to take action to protect children from the impact of the climate crisis.
    — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of supports
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  • The catharsis of moments like this—and the unpredictability with which they’re deployed—endows Oen Sujet’s music with delight worth chasing, but the climb doesn’t always feel equal to the drop.
    — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
  • The unique porous structure of this magnesium foam endows the material with exceptional mechanical properties, combining high formability with high energy absorption.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Definition of endows
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