The company has failed to fully capitalize on online advertising and has missed out on lucrative new businesses.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
ˈcapitalize ˌon sth — phrasal verb to use an event or situation to help you to get an advantage The team needed to capitalize on their early successes.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
capitalize — cap|i|tal|ize also capitalise BrE [ˈkæpıtl aız] v [T] 1.) to write a letter of the alphabet using a ↑capital letter 2.) to supply a business with money so that it can operate 3.) technical to calculate the value of a business based on the value… … Dictionary of contemporary English
capitalize — also ise BrE verb (T) 1 to write a letter of the alphabet using a capital 1 (3) letter 2 to supply a business with money so that it can operate 3 technical to calculate the value of a business based on the value of its shares (share2 (6)) or on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
capitalize — [ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz] verb [T] to write something using capital letters • capitalize on sth … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
capitalize — cap‧i‧tal‧ize [ˈkæptl aɪz] also capitalise verb [transitive] FINANCE to make money available to a business in the form of loans and money invested in shares so that it can operate and grow: • The company will be capitalized with $80 million in… … Financial and business terms
capitalize on something — ˈcapitalize on/upon sth derived to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation Syn: ↑take advantage of something • The team failed to capitalize on their early lead. Main entry: ↑capitalizederived … Useful english dictionary
capitalize upon something — ˈcapitalize on/upon sth derived to gain a further advantage for yourself from a situation Syn: ↑take advantage of something • The team failed to capitalize on their early lead. Main entry: ↑capitalizederived … Useful english dictionary
shift — ▪ I. shift shift 1 [ʆɪft] noun [countable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES one of the set periods of time during each day and night when a group of workers in a factory etc are at work before being replaced by another group of workers: • She works an eight… … Financial and business terms
strength — noun 1 how strong sb/sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, immense, incredible, tremendous ▪ high ▪ The material has exceptionally high … Collocations dictionary
potential — ▪ I. potential po‧ten‧tial 1 [pəˈtenʆl] adjective [only before a noun] a potential customer, market, buyer etc is not yet a customer etc, but may become one in the future: • The company s financial difficulties have deterred potential investors … Financial and business terms
