as in to fund
to provide money for
several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture
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Recent Examples of capitalize
The purpose was to curtail China’s influence in the institution—an ironic move, given that a decade earlier, Washington had invited Beijing to help capitalize the bank in order to reduce U.S. operational costs.
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
The filing also details the company's capital ratios, with the bank remaining 'well capitalized' under regulatory standards.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
And when the moment found him with two outs and the bases loaded in a one-run game during the fifth inning, Amaya stayed patient and capitalized.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Bowman secured the lead after passing Bubba Wallace, but a costly error on his part helped Larson capitalize and win the race.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
The filing also details the company's capital ratios, with the bank remaining 'well capitalized' under regulatory standards.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2025
And when the moment found him with two outs and the bases loaded in a one-run game during the fifth inning, Amaya stayed patient and capitalized.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Bowman secured the lead after passing Bubba Wallace, but a costly error on his part helped Larson capitalize and win the race.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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That’s bad news for those relying at least in part on their stock portfolio to realize short-term goals, such as buying a home or funding an imminent retirement.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The contracts funded services to help refugees, unaccompanied refugee minors, asylees, and victims of human trafficking and torture.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, Russia is believed to have directly financed the election campaigns of candidates friendly to its interests.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Little River project will be financed by a combination of private investment, which Swerdlow said has already been secured, and the sale of federal tax credits designed to support affordable housing development.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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The unions pushed back on that, arguing that the incentive should be used to keep as many jobs in California as possible, and not to subsidize projects primarily filmed in other states or overseas.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Private bus companies, in the 1950s and 1960s, were fiscal failures and nation wide those services were converted into transit districts that were state and federally subsidized.—
George Pohorilak,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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