Difference between Cap and Capital

What is the difference between Cap and Capital?

Cap as a noun is a close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak. while Capital as a noun is already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).

Cap

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak. A special head covering to indicate rank, occupation etc. An academic mortarboard A protective cover or seal A crown for covering a tooth The summit of a mountain etc. An artificial upper limit or ceiling The top part of a mushroom The cap worn by players as protection from the sun; the cap awarded to a player when first selected to play for a side A small amount of gunpowder in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives A bullet used to shoot someone. An international appearance Capitalization. An uppercase letter

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cover or seal with a cap To award a cap as a mark of distinction etc. To lie over or on top of something To surpass or outdo To set an upper limit on something To select a player to play for a specified side To shoot someone To convert text to uppercase

Example sentence: Every cap is my first, and every one is my last... that's the way I look at it.

Capital

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: of prime importanceexcellentinvolving punishment by deathuppercase

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.An uppercase letter.The uppermost part of a column.

Example sentence: In the long run, your human capital is your main base of competition. Your leading indicator of where you're going to be 20 years from now is how well you're doing in your education system.

We hope you now know whether to use Cap or Capital in your sentence.

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