All 15 Uses of
capital
in
Great Expectations
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- In his lay capacity, he persisted in sitting down in the damp to such an insane extent, that when his coat was taken off to be dried at the kitchen fire, the circumstantial evidence on his trousers would have hanged him, if it had been a capital offence.†
Chpt 6
- Joe pronounced this word, as if it began with at least twelve capital Bs.†
Chpt 7
- What alone was wanting to the realization of a vast fortune, he considered to be More Capital.†
Chpt 19
- Those were the two little words, more capital.†
Chpt 19 *
- Now it appeared to him (Pumblechook) that if that capital were got into the business, through a sleeping partner, sir, —which sleeping partner would have nothing to do but walk in, by self or deputy, whenever he pleased, and examine the books,—and walk in twice a year and take his profits away in his pocket, to the tune of fifty per cent,—it appeared to him that that might be an opening for a young gentleman of spirit combined with property, which would be worthy of his attention.†
Chpt 19
- I suppose he saw me glancing about the room in search of some tokens of Shipping, or capital, for he added, "In the City."†
Chpt 22
- I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships.†
Chpt 22
- This certainly had not a profitable appearance, and I shook my head as if I would imply that it would be difficult to lay by much accumulative capital from such a source of income.†
Chpt 22
- And you go in, and you swoop upon it and you make your capital, and then there you are!†
Chpt 22
- When you have once made your capital, you have nothing to do but employ it.†
Chpt 22
- When he had once more laughed heartily, he became meek again, and told me that the moment he began to realize Capital, it was his intention to marry this young lady.†
Chpt 30
- As we contemplated the fire, and as I thought what a difficult vision to realize this same Capital sometimes was, I put my hands in my pockets.†
Chpt 30
- …keeping late hours and late company, I noticed that he looked about him with a desponding eye at breakfast-time; that he began to look about him more hopefully about mid-day; that he drooped when he came into dinner; that he seemed to descry Capital in the distance, rather clearly, after dinner; that he all but realized Capital towards midnight; and that at about two o'clock in the morning, he became so deeply despondent again as to talk of buying a rifle and going to America, with a…†
Chpt 34
- …about him with a desponding eye at breakfast-time; that he began to look about him more hopefully about mid-day; that he drooped when he came into dinner; that he seemed to descry Capital in the distance, rather clearly, after dinner; that he all but realized Capital towards midnight; and that at about two o'clock in the morning, he became so deeply despondent again as to talk of buying a rifle and going to America, with a general purpose of compelling buffaloes to make his fortune.†
Chpt 34
- The upshot was, that we found a worthy young merchant or shipping-broker, not long established in business, who wanted intelligent help, and who wanted capital, and who in due course of time and receipt would want a partner.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Capital has many other senses including an uppercase letter (such as B in contrast to b); and anything that is more important than other similar things -- especially a city from which a nation is governed. Capital is often confused with capitol which is the building (or buildings) from which a nation is governed. See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of capital.