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capped

[ kapt ]

adjective

  1. provided with a covering of a specified kind, color, etc., at the very top, as if by a cap or hat (used in combination):

    The valley is ringed by snow-capped mountains.

    The black-capped vireo breeds in Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico.

  2. closed or sealed off with a lid or covering:

    Even a tightly capped jar of cinnamon will lose its potency after a while.

    A hive inspection last week revealed ten frames filled to the brim with capped honey and ready for harvest.

  3. limited by or being a maximum allowable number, amount, value, etc.:

    The program has a capped enrollment to ensure small class sizes and better mentorship opportunities.

    Could capped rent increases help to keep housing affordable?

  4. Stock Exchange, Banking.
    1. (of a bank loan, investment, or fund) being, having, or involving a floating interest rate for which a maximum level has been set: Compare floored ( def 6 ).

      If you’re worried about interest rates rising beyond your ability to pay, a fixed-rate or capped mortgage is the way to go.

    2. (of an equity index) calculated without allowing any one stock or security to be weighted above a certain percentage:

      A capped index is not skewed by the activity of very large companies.

  5. (of a landfill site) covered over with layers of clay, asphalt, or other impenetrable materials in order to isolate contaminants and keep them from leaching into the groundwater with rain:

    Building a renewable energy project on top of a capped landfill is an intricate undertaking.

  6. Chiefly British, Sports. (of a player) having played in an international game or match as part of a national team:

    We reproduce here our interview with the most capped rugby player of all time.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of cap 1.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of capped1

First recorded in 1610–20; cap 1( def ) + -ed 2( def )

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Example Sentences

When they are full, many landfills are capped—covered with asphalt or concrete.

Snow-capped mountains emerge gently into view in the distance, covered in pine trees at the highest elevations.

Griffin screen-capped a series of direct messages that are allegedly from him.

It capped a miserable British summer of sport which also saw the country eliminated from the World Cup in the group stages.

Was there ever an alternate fate for Hank, or was he always going to get capped in the desert?

At the foot of the pass, the valley widened a little, though still with steep, snow-capped cliffs crowding it on either side.

I would not just then have traded off that steamboat for several square miles of snow-capped sublimity.

Before us, miles away, all capped with clouds of gold and red was the sunset country, but still beyond the mountains.

And lo, this Olympian being, this unfathomable man, descended from his cloud-capped heights and held out his hand to Tchaikovsky.

From the middle rises the fortress of the Kremlin, the many churches send up a forest of dome-capped towers.

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