Collocations for capital - noun
1. money used to start a business, etc.
ADJ.
fixed, starting | working | foreign, private | equity, investment, share | risk, venture
VERB + CAPITAL
have
We don''t have enough capital to buy new premises.
We don''t have enough capital to buy new premises.
accumulate, attract, borrow, generate, raise
He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.
He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.
invest, provide, put (up), sink
The company has put a lot of capital into the project. | We can''t expect the government to put up the capital. | He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture.
The company has put a lot of capital into the project. | We can''t expect the government to put up the capital. | He sank vast amounts of capital in the venture.
free up, release, unlock | tie up
Our capital is all tied up in property.
Our capital is all tied up in property.
CAPITAL + NOUN
assets, goods, resources, stock | costs, expenditure, investment, outlay, repayment, spending | accumulation, growth | account | grant | project
investment in major capital projects
investment in major capital projects
gain, loss | flows, inflow, movement, outflow, receipt | value
the capital value of the property
the capital value of the property
market
PHRASES
capital intensive
capital intensive industries
capital intensive industries
an injection of capital
Inner city areas require a large injection of capital.
Inner city areas require a large injection of capital.
a return on your capital
Investors want an immediate return on their capital.
Investors want an immediate return on their capital.
2. city
ADJ.
great, major
The department store has branches in all major capitals.
The department store has branches in all major capitals.
British, Japanese, etc. | foreign | provincial, regional, state | cultural, financial, etc.
PREP.
in a/the ~
the fast pace of life in the capital
the fast pace of life in the capital
~ of
PHRASES
… capital of the world
Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the world.
Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the world.