Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun capitalization

4 senses of capitalization

Sense 1
capitalization, capitalisation -- (writing in capital letters)
       => writing -- (letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible")

Sense 2
capitalization, capitalisation -- (an estimation of the value of a business)
       => estimate, estimation -- (a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent")

Sense 3
capitalization, capitalisation -- (the act of capitalizing on an opportunity)
       => exploitation, development -- (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits")

Sense 4
capitalization, capitalisation -- (the sale of capital stock)
       => selling, merchandising, marketing -- (the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money)