capitalized

verb

past tense of capitalize
as in financed
to provide money for several investors agreed to capitalize the new venture

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Recent Examples of capitalized Kaliakmanis threw a costly interception early in the third quarter and the Colts quickly capitalized. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard. — Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Hwang’s policy was sold by a Nebraska startup, Summit Specialty, with no track record in paying for California risks, capitalized by a private equity fund whose investment portfolio includes mail-order steak. — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 In a momentum-flipping, third-quarter play, Southlake Carroll’s punter dropped a snap, and Jeremiah Taylor capitalized, forcing a fumble. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026 The Broncos offense capitalized as Lindsey Hartwig recorded a 15-yard catch to the Wolverines 5-yard line. — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026 The Broadway production was capitalized at a reported $4,525,000. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Kim capitalized with a 34-yard pass to wide receiver Harold Mack, finding the spot in SJSU’s zone defense. — Niles Hall, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026 Citadel capitalized, acquiring $16 billion in assets at discounts. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalized
  1. financed
  2. funded
  3. subsidized
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  • Major scandals involving Petrobras, the state oil company, and construction giants financed by the national development bank BNDES upended large deals that Brazil had secured across Latin America.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The campus will be financed with a gift from the Miami financial executive and philanthropist — $3 billion.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of financed
Verb
  • Startups that were founded within the past five years or funded within the past two years are able to apply, according to Anthropic.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Agravitas is funded by the Basque government, the regional government, the provincial council, and the Bilbao city council, as well as the BBK Banking Foundation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • Much of that sum—$250 million—comes from his contract with the Saudi Pro League’s Al Nassr, which is believed to be subsidized by commercial agreements orchestrated by the club.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The state’s leaders believed subsidized higher education would serve the greater good and seed economic growth.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidized

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“Capitalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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