Words / B1

KAP-it-uh-list/ˈkæpɪtəlɪst/

Capitalist as an adjective means based on private ownership and profit; as a noun, a person who supports that system. Capitalism is the system (already in the dictionary). Market is a related idea; socialist is a contrast in exam essays. Essays: a capitalist model versus a public NHS.

Meaning

Based on private ownership and profit; as a noun, a person who supports that system.

Examples

• “The essay contrasted a capitalist model with a public NHS.”
• “Calling a GP a capitalist is rhetoric, not an economics definition.”

Good to know

a capitalist economy / model; a capitalist (person). System: capitalism. Exam contrast: public / state provision. Politics / economics papers.

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