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Capital

A sum of cash or goods, used to a purpose. When you borrow money, the money you receive is the capital. Eventually, you will repay this capital, plus the interest on it. When you invest in something, the money you put in is the capital. The purpose of doing things with capital is to make it grow.

      CCJ