capitalistic
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˌkæpɪˈtælɪstɪk/
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capitalista
- The centrifugal forces of the current capitalistic model have eroded that consensus.
- capitalistic economy
- capitalistic society
- capitalistic system
And the American capitalistic system is the loser in this.
- And the American capitalistic system is the loser in this.
- All I'm saying is that as China became more capitalistic, you know, their standard of living went up.
- And that just slides straight into the most capitalistic consumerism hellscape that is Black Friday.
- That this kind of that forgetting that capitalistic forces are part of the reason why we have what we have today.
- It, it's rabidly capitalistic, absolutely rabidly capitalistic and it's rabidly greedy.
- It's, it's sort of rooted in is this just capitalistic exploitation of the audience?
- They timed the drill for when they could announce a big capitalistic announcement.
- And, and that's the moral imperative of being in a capitalistic system where you have succeeded.
- But in the US it's, it's very capitalistic country.
- But that's a small percentage of the capitalistic world.
- We live in the biggest capitalistic, shallow, vapid universe on the planet.
- Yeah, there is a it is a drug and it is a capitalistic drug.
- Is is part of Israel's current sin is that it is successful and very capitalistic.
- Society, one with conscious businesses that are exchanging in a consciously capitalistic way.
- Yeah, I also did think about success from the, the lens of working in a capitalistic society.
Examples
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The German and Japanese economic systems today are just as market-oriented, just as capitalistic, as is the American.
Academic text (1992) -
In contrast, digital media publishing success stories tend to follow a more capitalistic entrepreneurial pattern.
Academic text (2013) -
But in the US it's, it's very capitalistic country.
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In a free society, in a capitalistic, democratic society... things just do change.
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All I'm saying is that as China became more capitalistic, you know, their standard of living went up.
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There is the basis of the capitalistic system: the profit motive.
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I'd like to know the economic effect our current, very capitalistic healthcare system is having on socialist countries.
Blog text (23) -
It's a political parable about the flaws of capitalistic society.
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In a capitalistic society, businesses thrive on competition and innovation.
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Many believe that a capitalistic economy encourages individual success and wealth creation.
Synonyms
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8.7
Typical of people who own property or businesses and control workers
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4.1
Relating to or supporting private business and free markets
Antonyms
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7.2
Wanting the government to own or control businesses and property to make people more equal
A belief or movement against a system where businesses make money for private owners
How Capitalistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
capitalistic = capitalist (semi-transparent) = capital + ist + ic
Capitalistic is a regular adjective formed from capitalist with the suffix -ic.
Etymology
Capitalistic comes from the word capital, which comes from the Latin caput meaning 'head'. From that idea of a main or 'head' resource came the sense of money used for business, so capitalistic describes systems that focus on private money, profit, and markets.