As the capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople controlled vast trade routes and accumulated immense wealth.
作为罗马帝国的首都，君士坦丁堡控制着广阔的贸易路线，积累了巨额财富。
A recent survey of small business owners found that the most commonly cited obstacle to growth was not access to capital, as many assume, but difficulty finding workers with the specific technical skills the business required.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Economist Larissa Boyko argues that raising the capital gains tax rate discourages long-term investment by reducing the after-tax return investors receive.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “capital”?
D — City of government, money. “capital” means city of government, money.
Which word means “city of government, money”?
C — capital. “capital” means city of government, money.
capital — city of government, money. In Chinese: 首都，资金.
capital is pronounced /ˈkæpɪtl/.
As the capital of the Roman Empire, Constantinople controlled vast trade routes and accumulated immense wealth. (作为罗马帝国的首都，君士坦丁堡控制着广阔的贸易路线，积累了巨额财富。)
seat of government, funds, assets — all close in meaning to capital (city of government, money).
Yes. capital is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
cap(head)+ital(important)