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 company has capitalized $73,400,000 in in-process research and development related to LYMPHIR, which will be amortized over 12 years upon revenue generation.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump capitalized and won a ticket back to the White House for another term.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
The Lakers had their chances late to pull off a remarkable comeback and failed to capitalize.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The new year could be another strong one for internet stocks, and BMO Capital Markets picked its favorites for investors looking to capitalize.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Dec. 2024
Trump capitalized and won a ticket back to the White House for another term.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
The Lakers had their chances late to pull off a remarkable comeback and failed to capitalize.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The new year could be another strong one for internet stocks, and BMO Capital Markets picked its favorites for investors looking to capitalize.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalize
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The governor is also asking lawmakers to transfer $350 million from the state’s coffers to fund the program’s services, according to the draft proposal published by the governor’s office.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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While the state’s attorney general handled the lawsuits, Burgum emphatically supported them, urging state lawmakers last spring to fully fund the legal fights.—
Mary Steurer,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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In this way, this economic work force is both highly exploited by employers, but also, subsidizes important public services.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Historically, driving has come with very few costs for the driver — in fact, most of it, from road infrastructure to free parking, is actively subsidized by the government.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Capitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalize. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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