capitalism
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m//
- United Kingdom//kəˈpɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m//
- United States//ˈkæp.ə.təlˌɪzm̩//
- United States//-ˌɪz.əm//
- United States//ˌkæp.təl-//
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
noun
- 1
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
After the economic paralysis during the early years of the People's Republic, and after the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, the fresh though sometimes harsh wind of capitalism is blowing across this city's 2,388 square miles (6,185 square kilometers) with a socialist face. The motto of the Chinese national government "Become wealthy together!" has created a hectic atmosphere in Shanghai.
- 2
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit. An economic system based on private control of the means of production and the exploitation of labour by capital.
- 3
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit. An economic system based on private property and the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin capitālisbor. French capital Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French capitalismebor. English capitalism Borrowed from French capitalisme (“the condition of one who is rich”); equivalent to capital + -ism. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. First used in English by novelist William Thackeray in The Newcomes [1854-1855].
Forms
- plural
- capitalisms
capitalism · A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
capitalist · Of, or pertaining to, capitalism.capitol · Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature…Capitol · Any particular capitol The town hall of Toulouse, France.