personal capital

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personal capital

noun personal capitals

  1. uncountable, usually Financial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes. Having two unsold houses on the market for a long time "has eaten a lot of our personal capital," Alexander said.
  2. idiomatic, uncountable, usually Good reputation, credibility, or influence. [T]hey believe that other radical propositions which the President is urging proceed from a very narrow demand, in fact, one not much larger than the desire of men like La Follette and Cummins to make personal capital out of their own radicalism.

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@misc{personal_capital_2026,
  title = {personal capital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/personal%20capital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}