1. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise ,
• take_advantage

) draw advantages from; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" ;

2. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise ,

) supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders ;

3. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise

) write in capital letters ;

4. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise ,

) compute the present value of a business or an income ;

5. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise

) consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses ;

6. (

• capitalize ,
• capitalise

) convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital ;