CAPITALIZED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

capitalized

verb

past tense of capitalize

as in financed

to provide money for several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture

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Recent Examples of capitalized In overtime, the team capitalized once again on a power play and put the puck in the net to even the series 1-1. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 In addition, unpaid interest may be capitalized, meaning it's added to the principal balance. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 1 July 2026 As the final pair traded birdies and bogeys — and waited out a rain delay — Scheffler gained momentum and then capitalized with an eight-and-a-half-foot putt to send the tournament to a playoff. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 Earthling capitalized, earthly not capitalized when not referring specifically to the planet. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 In general, expenditures expected to provide benefits beyond one year are capitalized rather than expensed immediately. — Colin Dodds, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 One fan account also noticed that Swift’s essentials playlist on Apple Music had been updated to include only the fifth songs on each of her respective albums, with every ’s’ and ’t’ capitalized within the song’s lyrics. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Unfortunately, such moments these days are coveted, and FIFA capitalized. — Mac Engel july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026 Banks were better capitalized in 2020 than at any point since the 1990s, and that capital provided the buffer that prevented the disruption from cascading into a full banking crisis. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

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Madonna's first trip to London in 1982, with her friend, dancer Martin Burgoyne, was financed by their bartending jobs at New York's East Village bar Lucky Strike.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
While admission is free, the event has a roughly €2 million production budget and is financed entirely through sponsors rather than ticket sales.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of financed

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Childcare is subsidized, and extensive public transportation makes commuting affordable without requiring multiple vehicles.

— Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
The biggest portion — $525 million — subsidized the operations of nonprofit service providers that hold city and county contracts to deliver services directly to homeless people.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Definition of subsidized

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