capacity

noun/kəˈpæsɪti/

Frequency rank: #1,455 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

The largest amount that something can hold or produce; ability.

Illustration for the English word “capacity”

Example sentence

The theater has a seating capacity of 500 people.

Synonyms & related words

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