called up capital — /ˌkɔ:ld ʌp kæpɪt(ə)l/ noun a share capital in a company which has been called up but not yet paid for ▪▪▪ ‘…a circular to shareholders highlights that the company’s net assets as at August 1, amounted to œ47.9 million – less than half the… … Dictionary of banking and finance
called-up share capital — UK US noun [U] (also called up capital) ► FINANCE the amount of a company s capital which has been paid for by people who have bought shares, or for which the company is asking payment: »The firm has just €2000 of called up share capital, no… … Financial and business terms
capital offense — n. An offense for which execution is a possible punishment; also called a capital crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. capital offense … Law dictionary
Capital city — A capital city (or just capital) is the area of a country, province, region, or state considered to enjoy primary status; although there are exceptions, a capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of… … Wikipedia
Capital (political) — A capital is the area of a country, province, region, or state, regarded as enjoying primary status; it is almost always the city which physically encompasses the offices and meeting places of the seat of government and fixed by law, but there… … Wikipedia
Capital One — Infobox Company name = Capital One Financial Corporation type = Public (nyse|COF) slogan = What s in your wallet? foundation = Richmond, Virginia 1988 location = McLean, Virginia, USA key people = Richard Fairbank, CEO Gary Perlin, CFO num… … Wikipedia
Capital, Volume I — is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his lifetime. Originally published in 1867, Marx s aim in Capital, Volume I is to uncover and explain the laws specific to the… … Wikipedia
Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) — Capital Punishment † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime. The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… … Catholic encyclopedia
Capital gains tax in Australia — Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in Australia applies to the capital gain made on disposal of any asset, except for specific exemptions. The most significant exemption is the family home. Rollover provisions apply to some disposals, one of the most… … Wikipedia
capital — cap·i·tal 1 adj [Latin capitalis, from caput head, a person s life (as forfeit)] 1 a: punishable by death capital murder b: involving execution a capital case 2 [Medieval Latin capitalis chief, principal, from Latin … Law dictionary
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT — CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, the standard penalty for crime in all ancient civilizations. In the Bible Many of the crimes for which any biblical punishment is prescribed carry the death penalty. The three methods of executing criminals found in the Bible… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
