B1nounbusinessscience
US/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/
UK/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/
the amount that something can hold or produce; also someone's ability to do something
In context
The stadium has a capacity of forty thousand people.
The hospital is working at full capacity because of the flu.
Children have an amazing capacity to learn languages.
Words that go with capacity
adjective + noun
- full capacityThe bus was at full capacity.
noun + noun
- seating capacityThe hall has a seating capacity of five hundred.
noun + preposition
- capacity ofThe tank has a capacity of fifty liters.
- capacity forShe has a great capacity for hard work.
verb + noun
- increase capacityThe airport plans to increase capacity.