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capitalize on
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capitalize on something
Fig. to build on something; to exploit something, such as an opportunity of talent, to one's own benefit. Let's try to capitalize on the strength of the economy and invest for the future. Capitalize on your experience in the field and you'll do well in the interview.


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It is misleading to capitalize the minimum lease payments of true lease small-ticket assets with a short lease term that may be replaced by a new lease again and again.
TitleVest is looking to capitalize on the state's strong real estate market, which ranked third nationally in population growth in 2004 according to a recent study.
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a Tax Court ruling (see "Acquiring Contingent Liabilities," JofA, June04, page 73) that a corporation must capitalize its payment of an assumed liability.
 
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