social capital

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social capital

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  1. uncountable The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks. If [the individual] comes into contact with his neighbor, and they with other neighbors, there will be accumulation of social capital, which may immediately satisfy his social needs and which may bear a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole c
  2. uncountable The value created by social relationships, with expected returns in the marketplace.

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noun goodwill

Españolcapital social
中文社交資本 /社交资本
Portuguêscapital social
Françaiscapital social
Italianocapitale sociale
Русскийсоциальный капитал socialʹnyj kapital

noun value created by social relationships

中文社會資本 /社会资本
Françaiscapital social

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@misc{social_capital_2026,
  title = {social capital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20capital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}