Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with capital in American Collocation
capital
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˈkæpɪt(ə)l/
for starting a business
initial
seed
start-up
venture
How do I raise the start-up capital to run a small business?
for ordinary daily use
working
More volume can also mean more working capital.
more than is needed
surplus
These institutions prefer companies to return surplus capital to shareholders.
get capital
accumulate
acquire
borrow
raise
Both couples sold their homes to raise the capital for the purchase.
provide/invest capital
allocate
employ
inject
invest
provide
Will the government refuse to provide the capital for hospital building?
make capital available
issue
release
unlock
One of the partners wanted to release her capital from the business.
make capital unavailable
tie up
Many retired people have a lot of their capital tied up in property.
reduce the value of capital
deplete
erode
reduce
High inflation erodes the capital of financial institutions.
attract capital
attract
Russia needed to attract foreign capital to develop its oil and gas industries.