Question 1 · Quick check
capitalistic
CEFRC1
/kˌæpɪtəˈlɪstɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Based on private ownership, competition, and making profit.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailOrganised on a capitalist basis.
Examples
Money is everybody's problem in a Market Capitalistic economy.
Algeria isn't a capitalistic market?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningOf or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists.
More examples
In contextChina adopted a hardcore capitalistic economic.
This gloomy view of the capitalistic production system envisioned ceaseless warfare among the major powers.
In other words, the workers will overthrow the capitalistic class and establish a so-called dictatorship of the proletariat, which will finally become a classless society.
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Origin
adjective
From capitalist + -ic, probably after German kapitalistisch. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.