different between recapitalize vs capitulation

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) recapitalise

Etymology

re- +? capitalize

Verb

recapitalize (third-person singular simple present recapitalizes, present participle recapitalizing, simple past and past participle recapitalized)

1. To change how a corporation is structured.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French capitulation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

capitulation (countable and uncountable, plural capitulations)

1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.
2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or surrender.
4. An enumeration of the main parts of a subject.

Related terms

• chapiter
• chapter
• capital
• capitalism
• captain
• capitulate

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

capitulation f (plural capitulations)

1. capitulation

Further reading

• “capitulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).