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capitalizzare

to capitalize; to turn to advantage

verb kah-pee-tah-leed-DZAH-reh Rare
People & Society Money

Usage Note

Capitalizzare has a financial sense (to capitalize assets) and a figurative one: capitalizzare un'opportunità means to make the most of an opportunity. It takes avere as auxiliary. The -izzare suffix (from English/French -ize/-iser) is very productive in Italian business jargon.

Examples

"Devono capitalizzare i loro investimenti."

Natural Translation

They need to capitalize their investments.

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