All 3 Uses of
capital
in
The House of Mirth
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- Ah, well, there must be plenty of capital on the look-out for such an investment.†
Chpt 1.1
- "Yes: exactly—that's capital.†
Chpt 1.13 *
- She had affiliations of her own in every capital, and a facility for picking them up again after long absences; and the carefully disseminated rumour of the Brys' wealth had at once gathered about them a group of cosmopolitan pleasure-seekers.†
Chpt 2.1
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.