Part 1618

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Polit. Econ.)</fld> <def>That portion of the produce of industry, which may be directly employed either to support human beings or to assist in production.</def>

<i>M'Culloch.</i>

<note>&hand; When wealth is used to assist production it is called <i>capital</i>. The capital of a civilized community includes <i>fixed capital</i> (i.e. buildings, machines, and roads used in the course of production and exchange) amd <i>circulating capital</i> (i.e., food, fuel, money, etc., spent in the course of production and exchange).</note>

<i>T. Raleing.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Anything which can be used to increase one's power or influence.</def>

<blockquote>He tried to make <b>capital</b> out of his rival's discomfiture. <i>London Times.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or other work, into two equal parts.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>A chapter, or section, of a book.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Holy St. Bernard hath said in the 59th <b>capital</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>8.</b> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Capital letter</cref>, under <er>Capital</er>, <tt>a.</tt></def>

<cs><col>Active capital</col>. <cd>See under <er>Active</er>,</cd> -- <col>Small capital</col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>a small capital letter. See under <er>Capital</er>, <tt>a.</tt></cd> -- <col>To live on one's capital</col>, <cd>to consume one's capital without producing or accumulating anything to replace it.</cd></cs>

<h1>Capitalist</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw>Cap"i*tal*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>capitaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business.</def>

<blockquote>The expenditure of the <b>capitalist</b>. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Capitalization</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw>Cap"i*tal*i*za`tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or process of capitalizing.</def>

<h1>Capitalize</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw>Cap"i*tal*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Capitalized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Capitalizing</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To convert into capital, or to use as capital.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a patent right, an annuity, etc.)</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.</def>

<h1>Capitally</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw>Cap*i*tal*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; <as>as, to punish <ex>capitally</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>In a capital manner; excellently.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Capitalness</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw>Cap"i*tal*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being capital; preeminence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Capitan Pasha or Pacha</h1> <Xpage=214>

<hw><hw>Ca`pi*tan` Pa*sha`</hw> or <hw>Pa*cha`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>. <ety>[See <er>capitan</er>.]</ety> <def>The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.</def>

<h1>Capitate</h1> <Xpage=214>