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Social Capital

Social capital is the goodwill generated by people's ability to work together for common purposes. It has the potential to be a catalyst for action, empowerment and inspiration. It can influence peoples' capacity to thrive, and is a powerful factor in determining career and life success. Social capital cannot be held by an individual, as its very existence is stimulated by human interaction.

The effects of social capital flow from the information, influence, and solidarity that such goodwill generates.

It can also be used to describe the personal relationships within a company, that help build a culture of trust and respect among employees, leading to enhanced company performance and wellbeing.
Jenny didn't say, "I'll do this for you because you are more powerful than me". Nor did she say "I'll do x for you now, if you do y for me now".
Jenny built her social capital by saying, "I'll do this for you now, knowing that somewhere down the road, you will do something for me"
by Hummingbee April 3, 2024
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Human Capital Stock

1. Soup base made from simmering a CEO for 6 hours with aromatics such as garlic, onion, celery, carrot.

2. Employee; peon.
1. "Just simmer a while. I mean, sit there a while" John the Cannibal said to the company's chief executive as he sat in the hot tub. Human capital stock is best suited for minestrone, he thought to himself.

2. The human capital stock demand equitable rights to that of their superiors.
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romantic capital

Capital accrued from generating romantic feelings from a romantic interest.
When I bought her flowers for Valentine Day, my romantic capital with her increased.

I was trying to build my romantic capital by taking her to an expensive restaurant for dinner. She thought her romantic capital was going to increase when she got me socks and a tie as a Valentine's Day present. It DID NOT. Good riddance to her, they are the only sock I wear these days.
by Batman Kienyeji February 1, 2024
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capitals

A team in the NHL that is one of the best
The Capitals take on the penguins
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Social Capital Distribution

Genuine relationships that can be leveraged for either personal or professional gains.
Carly has a high level of social capital distribution because she is related to Instagram's top Influencer and dates a backup dancer for Beyoncé
by livejoyful August 6, 2018
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Cordaniy, Capital

UN-ESCWA
Cordaniy, Capital is UN-ESCWA, Pronunciation Yoon Eskooaa
by Lerim Mona August 7, 2022
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grab capitalism by the balls

(as a pun/ variation on the Ford F-150 commercial punch line 'grab life by the horns'): one of the many possible English translations of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
as to who may have first used the expression grab capitalism by the balls to translate the Latin phrase carpe diem, I would probably have to say it would have been the 'founders' of modern WASP capitalism, people like John Locke or Thomas Hobbes.
by Sexydimma January 4, 2017
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