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capitalize

ka puh tuh lahyz

  • v  draw advantages from
  • v  supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
  • v  write in capital letters
  • v  compute the present value of a business or an income
  • v  consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
  • v  convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital

  • According to the story, McDonald's is planning to capitalize on the public's willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 .
  • Spencer Platt Getty High-frequency trading is a catchall description of several different approaches to stock-trading that capitalize on the blinding speed of supercomputers in .
  • That's well out of the range of philanthropy, but not if we choose to recognize and capitalize on the market value of forests.
News & Articles

  • Using Inverse ETFs to Hedge Interest Rate Risk
    With interest rates rising, more aggressive traders are using short or inverse exchange traded funds to capitalize on weakening Treasuries and fixed-income assets, but the instruments do not come without ...
    June 12, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance
  • Chalfont hears details of revitalization plan
    Chalfont hopes to capitalize on its SEPTA train station in its efforts to revitalize the borough’s downtown.
    June 12, 2013 - The Intelligencer
  • New Drury president hopes to capitalize on attention from national championship
    This is David Manuel's first full week on campus. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Three national championships put Drury University in the national spotlight. Now the new president of the school said he wants to capitalize on that success to increase enrollment.
    June 11, 2013 - KY3 Springfield
Quotes

  • Serena Williams in USA Today
    I missed a lot of easy shots and a lot of key points that I felt like could have turned the match around,a subdued Serena said. "I wasn't able to capitalize."
  • Huh Jung-moo in The Province
    Our players never give up no matter what the situation,South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo said. "We were on a high, we were doing quite well ...... the reason we lost was we were unable to capitalize on our opportunities."
  • Meles Zenawi in Canoe.ca
    It would be strange if the Shabab and others did not try to capitalize on the fact that a significant proportion of the peacekeeping operation in Somalia was leaving and to try to fill in whatever vacuum they feel there is,Meles said. "But...

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