(of a word or letter) written as a capital letter or in capital letters

a capitalized title

(of a company or financial institution) provided with capital

operating highly leveraged, thinly capitalized firms is incredibly risky

take the chance to gain advantage from

do they have what it takes to capitalize on this emerging opportunity?

provide (a company) with capital

a highly capitalized industry

realize (the present value of an income); convert into capital

people should have the right to capitalize part of the value of these benefits

write or print (a word or letter) in capital letters

the letter M, either capitalized or in lower case, is the abbreviation for milli-