Chinese capital numerals; uppercase letters; write in capitals
Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesnoun
Chinese capital numerals (complex forms used in accounting)
formalRefers to the formal, complex forms of Chinese numerals (壹, 贰, 叁, etc.) used to prevent fraud in financial documents. Opposite of 小写.
The amount on the check must be written in capital numerals.
One, two, three in complex forms are capital numerals, while the simple forms are lowercase.
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In financial reports, amounts are usually marked with both lowercase and capital numerals.
noun
capital letter; uppercase letter
Refers to uppercase forms of letters (A, B, C vs a, b, c). Used at the beginning of sentences and for proper nouns in English and other alphabetic writing systems.
The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized.
Please fill in your name using capital letters.
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The first letter of proper nouns needs to be capitalized.
verb
to write in capital letters; to capitalize
The action of writing text in uppercase form, whether referring to Chinese capital numerals or alphabetic capitals.
Please write all the letters of this word in capitals.
Headlines usually need to be capitalized.
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Passwords are case-sensitive; please make sure to capitalize the first letter correctly.