capitalist

capitalist
▪ I. capitalist cap‧i‧tal‧ist 1 [ˈkæptl-st] noun [countable]
1. ECONOMICS someone who supports capitalism:

• The country has really changed; it's OK to be a capitalist now.

2. FINANCE someone who owns or controls a lot of money and lends it to businesses to create more wealth:

• The country has finally captured foreign capitalists' attention, if not yet their investment.

ˈventure ˌcapitalist FINANCE
someone who invests money in new businesses:

• In the fourth quarter, venture capitalists invested $317 million in computer-related business start-ups.

  [m0] ▪ II. capitalist capitalist 2 also capitalistic adjective ECONOMICS
using or supporting capitalism:

• leaders of the Group of Seven largest capitalist democracies

• Beijing agreed to maintain Hong Kong's capitalist system for at least 50 years.

* * *

Ⅰ.
capitalist UK US /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ noun [C]
► POLITICS a person who supports capitalism: »

He is broadly perceived as a free-market capitalist.

► ECONOMICS a person who invests large amounts of money in a business or businesses: »

What is profitable for the individual capitalist may not be beneficial for the system as a whole.

→ See also VENTURE CAPITALIST(Cf. ↑venture capitalist)
Ⅱ.
capitalist UK US /ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/ adjective (also capitalistic)
► ECONOMICS, POLITICS based on the system of capitalism: »

Competition, free enterprise, and profit are the values at the heart of the global capitalist system.

 »

a capitalist society/democracy/economy

 »

a capitalist country/nation/state


Financial and business terms. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:
, , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • capitalist — CAPITALÍST, Ă, capitalişti, ste, adj., s.m. şi f. 1. adj. Care aparţine capitalismului sau care are trăsăturile capitalismului, privitor la capitalism. 2. s.m. şi f. Persoană care posedă capital1 – Din fr. capitaliste. Trimis de valeriu,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Capitalist — Cap i*tal*ist (k[a^]p [i^]*tal*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. capitaliste.] One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is employed in business. [1913 Webster] The expenditure of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • capitalist — capitalist, capitalist class See bourgeoisie …   Dictionary of sociology

  • Capitalist — Capitalist, s.u. Capital 2) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • capitalist — (n.) 1791, from Fr. capitaliste, a coinage of the Revolution and a term of reproach; see CAPITAL (Cf. capital) + IST (Cf. ist). Related: Capitalistic …   Etymology dictionary

  • capitalist — is now normally stressed on the first syllable, although you still occasionally hear it stressed on the second …   Modern English usage

  • capitalist — [n] person engaged in private ownership of business backer, banker, bourgeois, businessperson, entrepreneur, financier, investor, landowner, moneybags*, one who signs the checks*, plutocrat, the boss*, the money*; concept 347 Ant. communist …   New thesaurus

  • capitalist — [kap′ət list] n. 1. a person who has capital; owner of wealth used in business 2. an upholder of capitalism 3. loosely a wealthy person adj. capitalistic …   English World dictionary

  • capitalist — [[t]kæ̱pɪtəlɪst[/t]] capitalists 1) ADJ A capitalist country or system supports or is based on the principles of capitalism. China has pledged to retain Hong Kong s capitalist system for 50 years. ...capitalist economic theory. 2) N COUNT A… …   English dictionary

  • Capitalist — * The word Capitalist was originally minted by William Thackeray in the sense of one who owns capital, and was more precisely defined by Karl Marx in Das Kapital as one who owned working capital including machinery and made money by letting… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”