Capital has many meanings, while capitol has only one, so let’s start with capitol . . .
A capitol refers to the building where a legislative body meets. The Capitol is the building where the United States Congress meets. (The Congress is the Senate and House of Representatives—the law-making body of the United States.)
Capital has two major meanings as a noun, and two as an adjective.
Capital (adjective) can (1) describe a capital letter, such as “A” versus a small letter “a”; (2) mean important, serious, or great:
Climate change is a capital concern in our world today.
Capital (noun) can (1) refer to the city where the government of a nation or state is located; or (2) money or resources that one owns and can invest in a business:
He did not have enough capital to start a business, so he borrowed it.
Naturally, this is the capital in capitalism.
Capital also appears in the phrase capital punishment, which refers to the legal, official, punishment of killing a criminal, which still happens in America, and is a topic of much debate.
How to Use "Capital" in a Sentence
- Our company needs to raise capital in order to hire more workers.
- The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C.
- Capital punishment is outlawed in some countries.
- Ron was late to the business meeting he had scheduled with Jenny, an important representative from the capital management firm.
- In grammar, capitalization refers to the use of upper-case letters when writing words.
- When businesses have access to capital, they are able to invest in new technologies and processes, which can lead to increased productivity and economic expansion.
- Capital is also important for financing social welfare and public goods such as education and infrastructure. By providing capital to these sectors, governments can help improve the welfare of their citizens and promote long-term economic growth.
- Capital gains are profits that are realized when you sell an asset for more than what you paid for it.
- Capital gains are taxed differently than other types of income, such as wages
- Capitalizing on the success of the new product, the company has started to expand into other markets.
- Loan interest is usually capitalized, which means it is added to the principal balance of the loan, increaseing the amount you owe and the amount of interest you'll have to pay back over the life of the loan.
- Loan interest is usually capitalized, which means it is added to the principal balance of the loan, increaseing the amount you owe and the amount of interest you'll have to pay back over the life of the loan.
How to Use "Capitol" in a Sentence
- The Capitol is a building in Washington, D.C. that houses the United States Congress.
- Late last year, the government shutdown caused a lot of heated arguments in the Capitol.
- The suspect was arrested after trying to scale the wall of the Virginia Capitol.
- The crowd was protesting outside the Kentucky Capitol when it started raining.
- Some capitol buildings are open to the public for tours.
- I'm visiting the capitol next week to meet with my senator.
- The capitol dome is covered in gold leaf.
- The public was shocked to see such chaos on the capitol floor.