make capital out of

English

Verb

make capital out of (third-person singular simple present makes capital out of, present participle making capital out of, simple past and past participle made capital out of)

1. to use to one's advantage; to capitalize on

Further reading

• “make capital out of”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “make capital out of”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “make capital out of”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “make capital out of sth”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “make capital out of something” (US) / “make capital out of something” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “make capital of”, in Collins English Dictionary.