Definitions for capitalism

capitalism cap·i·tal·ism

Spelling: [kap-i-tl-iz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm/

Capitalism is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 582 anagrams from letters in capitalism (aaciilmpst).

Definitions for capitalism

noun

  1. an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially as contrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.

Origin of capitalism

First recorded in 1850-55; capital1 + -ism

Examples for capitalism

It is apparently forgotten that capitalism ruled by hereditary power.

He expected European capitalism to evolve spontaneously into a market socialism of worker-owned cooperatives.

In Russia and China, there was the frenzied resistance to capitalism.

His position was rather that Socialism must come, simply because capitalism could not last.

One is reminded of the saying of Marx that capitalism produces its own gravediggers.

It is a race as to whether this peninsula will be captured by communism or capitalism.

By the implicit laws of capitalism, I'm pretty sure this makes Bieber the new commander in chief.

The other argument for capitalism was that markets make people nicer.

In other words, the Supreme Court has defined democracy as a branch of capitalism, right up to the point of actual vote-buying.

Early advocates of the free market, like Adam Smith, made two distinct arguments for capitalism.

Word Value for capitalism
Scrable

16

Words with friends

20

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