Capitalistic

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.

    "This gloomy view of the capitalistic production system envisioned ceaseless warfare among the major powers."

  2. 2
    Organised on a capitalist basis.
Adjective
  1. 1
    favoring or practicing capitalism wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to capitalism or capitalists wordnet

Synonyms

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bourgeoiscapitalistcapitalistcapitalistcapitalisticalindividualistic

Example

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"Money is everybody's problem in a Market Capitalistic economy."

Etymology

From capitalist + -ic, probably after German kapitalistisch. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

Related phrases

anarcho-capitalistic

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