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COLLOCATIONSThe key to capital
How many word partnerships do you know that
sound natural with “capital”? Take a closer
look at our overview of common collocations
and learn how to use them.Verbs with “capital”
borrow capital
, sich Kapital leihen
eat up capital
, Kapital aufbrauchen
free up capital
, Kapital freisetzen
invest capital
, Kapital investieren
provide capital
, Kapital bereitstellen
raise capital
, Kapital aufnehmen, aufbringen
secure capital
, Kapital beschaffen, sichernAdjectives with
“capital”
contributed capital
, Kapitaleinlage
fixed capital
, Anlagekapital, -vermögen
foreign capital
, Auslandskapital
paid-in capital
, eingezahltes Kapital;
Kapitalrücklage
private capital
, Privatkapital
working capital
, Betriebs-, Umlaufkapitalborrow
eat up
free up
invest
provide
raise
securecontributed
fixed
foreign
paid-in
private
workingverb + “capital” adjective + “capital”
Illustration: Bernhard FörthMONEY AND CITIES
In finance, capital usually refers to money or equity.
It can also mean “the city where the government
of a country or area is located”. As a result, the
expression financial capital can refer to money
(“We provided the financial capital for the firm.”)
or to a place where financial institutions are based
(“Mumbai is India’s financial capital.”).