Meaning of personal capital | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Financial resources or other wealth belonging to a particular person, especially when used for investment purposes.
   uncountable, usually
2. Good reputation, credibility, or influence.
   idiomatic, uncountable, usually

Examples

“Having two unsold houses on the market for a long time "has eaten a lot of our personal capital," Alexander said.”

“He could spend⟳ shareholders’ capital acquiring massive stretches of land⟳, then only put⟳ up his own⟳ personal capital to invest⟳ in the wells drilled into the best parts of those plays.”

“[T]hey believe⟳ that other radical propositions which the President is urging proceed from a very narrow demand⟳, in fact, one not much larger than the desire of men like⟳ La Follette and Cummins to make⟳ personal capital out of their own⟳ radicalism.”

“I have⟳ always thought . . . that the real reason⟳ he retired from public life, though he was obviously the heir of Wilson and for long the first Democrat in the land⟳, was that he could not bear⟳ the thought of making personal capital out of his career in the war.”

“No U.S. president should invest⟳ his personal capital by inaugurating direct⟳ talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders when those talks are set⟳ to abort weeks later.”

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