📦capacity

noun
/kəˈpæsəti/

Meaning

the maximum amount that something can contain or produce; ability to do something
the maximum amount that something can contain; the ability or power to do something
The maximum amount that something can contain or produce; the ability or power to do or understand something.

Example Sentences

The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.

The stadium has a capacity of fifty thousand spectators.

The cable has the capacity to handle vast data traffic.

Example Expressions

at full capacity

Synonyms

ability, volume, limit, potential, capability
Entry 1
ability, volume, limit, potential, capability
Entry 2
volume, ability, capability, potential
Entry 3
capability, volume

Antonyms

inability, incapacity, weakness, limitation
Entry 1
inability, incapacity, weakness
Entry 2
incapacity, inability, limitation
Entry 3
inability, limitation

Collocations

storage capacity, production capacity, capacity building, at capacity, seating capacity, full capacity, mental capacity
Entry 1
storage capacity, production capacity, capacity building, at capacity
Entry 2
seating capacity, full capacity, mental capacity

More Example Sentences

What is the capacity of this oven in liters?

This is beyond my capacity, so I cannot make a commitment.

Over-reliance on technology is reducing our capacity for critical thinking.

Were the prices of things kept within the purchasing capacity of the common people?

How have the mobile phones been brought within the purchasing capacity of the people?

Were the prices of things kept within the purchasing capacity of the common American people?

How have the mobile phones been brought within the purchasing capacity of the American people?

I am proficient in three languages, which enhances my capacity for international collaboration.

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