Shell shareholders voted to reject the oil giant's executive-compensation plan, the latest display of anger over big paychecks and boardroom excesses.
Catholic Archbishop Pens His Own "Das Kapital"
A Catholic archbishop in Germany introduced his own "Das Kapital" -- an
attack on capitalistic excesses -- to reporters Wednesday.
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WordNet: capitalistic
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words. The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: favoring or practicing capitalism
Synonym: capitalist
Antonym: socialistic (meaning #1)
Synonym: capitalist
Pertains to noun: capitalism (meaning #1)
noun [S or U]
an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable:
An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.
They both eat to excess (= too much).
There will be an increase in tax for those earning in excess of (= more than) twice the national average wage.
excess Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
extra:
Cut off any excess pastry and put it to one side.
excesses Show phonetics
plural noun
actions far beyond the limit of what is acceptable:
For many years people were trying to escape the excesses (= cruel actions) of the junta.
As for shoes, her excesses (= the large number she owned) were well known.
excessive Show phonetics
adjective
too much:
Excessive exercise can sometimes cause health problems.
Any more pudding would simply be excessive.
excessively Show phonetics
adverb
She was polite but not excessively so.
I don't drink excessively.
seed money/funding money used to start a development or activity（新事業の）元手, 基金.
seed ━━ n. （pl. ～s, ～） たね, 種子; 魚精, 白子; （昆虫の）卵; （動物の）精液; 子孫 ((of)); （普通pl.） 根源 ((of)); シード選手; 【コンピュータ】シード, （乱数の）種.
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