capitalized
(UK also capitalised) /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ adjectiveDefinition
› FINANCE having a particular amount of money that can be used in order to operate or develop: well/highly/strongly capitalized The bank is highly capitalized and its loan portfolio is highly diversified. Because the industry is thinly capitalized, it remains highly vulnerable to the next economic downturn.
→ See also overcapitalized, undercapitalized(Definition of capitalized adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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