capital
Money and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
Example
“He does not have enough capital to start a business.”
Other meanings
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as tools and bulldozers (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
“He pointed out that it takes both labour and capital to produce goods.”
The capitalist class; investors considered collectively with respect to their societal (economic, political, cultural, etc.) influence.
“The markets crashing symbolized capital’s discontent with the tax reforms passed.”
Word history
From Latin "capitālis" (of the head).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “capital” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.