"caplet" meaning in All languages combined

See caplet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: caplets [plural]
Etymology: Blend of capsule + tablet Etymology templates: {{blend|en|capsule|tablet}} Blend of capsule + tablet Head templates: {{en-noun}} caplet (plural caplets)
  1. A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets. Translations (tablet shaped like a capsule): kaplet (Afrikaans), καψάκιο (kapsákio) [neuter] (Greek), kaplet (Indonesian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: caplets [plural]
Etymology: From cap (“upper limit or ceiling”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cap|let|gloss1=upper limit or ceiling|pos2=diminutive suffix}} cap (“upper limit or ceiling”) + -let (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} caplet (plural caplets)
  1. (finance) A component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-caplet-en-noun-Ad4rm8I3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -let, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -let: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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