CommonParlance
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Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
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Terms in this context
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capital cost in CommonParlance
- definition the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
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capital expenditure in CommonParlance
- definition the cost of long-term improvements
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capital gain in CommonParlance
- definition the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold
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capital gains tax in CommonParlance
- definition a tax on capital gains
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capital letter in CommonParlance
- definition one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
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capital levy in CommonParlance
- definition a tax on capital or property
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capital loss in CommonParlance
- definition the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold
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capital offense in CommonParlance
- definition a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
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capital punishment in CommonParlance
- definition putting a condemned person to death
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capital reserve in CommonParlance
- definition a reserve created by a company for both expected and unexpected expenses; not distributable as dividends.
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capital ship in CommonParlance
- definition a warship of the first rank in size and armament
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capital stock in CommonParlance
- definition the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
- definition the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
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capitalisation in CommonParlance
- definition writing in capital letters
- definition an estimation of the value of a business
- definition the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
- definition the sale of capital stock
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capitalise in CommonParlance
- definition supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- definition draw advantages from
- definition write in capital letters
- definition compute the present value of a business or an income
- definition consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- definition convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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capitalism in CommonParlance
- definition an economic system based on private ownership of capital
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capitalist in CommonParlance
- definition of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
- definition favoring or practicing capitalism
- definition a conservative advocate of capitalism
- definition a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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capitalist economy in CommonParlance
- definition an economic system based on private ownership of capital
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capitalistic in CommonParlance
- definition favoring or practicing capitalism
- definition of or relating to capitalism or capitalists
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capitalization in CommonParlance
- definition writing in capital letters
- definition an estimation of the value of a business
- definition the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
- definition the sale of capital stock
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capitalize in CommonParlance
- definition draw advantages from
- definition supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- definition write in capital letters
- definition compute the present value of a business or an income
- definition consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
- definition convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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capitate in CommonParlance
- definition being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
- definition the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
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capitate bone in CommonParlance
- definition the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
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capitation in CommonParlance
- definition a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
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capitol in CommonParlance
- definition a building occupied by a state legislature
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capitula in CommonParlance
- definition a short scripture reading; done after a psalmody.