capitalism
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
Noun 1 meaning
A socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
Etymology
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].
CAPITALISM at a glance
CAPITALISM has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + I 1 + T 1 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + M 3) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,310 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with capitalism
All rhymes- CRITICISM15
- TOURISM9
- MECHANISM18
- RACISM10
- TERRORISM11
- JOURNALISM19
- AUTISM8
- SOCIALISM13
- FEMINISM15
- NATIONALISM13
- COMMUNISM17
- METABOLISM16
One letter away
- CAPITALIST14
- CAPITALISE14
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