grootkapitaal

Dutch

Etymology

19th century. Compound of groot (“big, great, grand”) +‎ kapitaal (“capital”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣroːt.kaː.piˌtaːl/
  • Hyphenation: groot‧ka‧pi‧taal

Noun

grootkapitaal n (uncountable)

  1. (collective, somewhat derogatory) finance, in particular large and wealthy financial businesses, sometimes including financialised conglomerates in other sectors

Derived terms

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