"capitalism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkapɪt(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ [UK], /ˈkæpɪ̈tl̩ˌɪzm̩/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capitalism.wav [UK] Forms: capitalism [singular], capitalisms [plural]
enPR: kăpʹĭ-tl-ĭz'm [US] Etymology: capital + -ism Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|capital|ism}} capital + -ism Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Capitalism is an economic system in which ordinary people own land and businesses and use them to increase their wealth.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ism
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