Meaning & use
capacity
The maximum amount that something can contain, produce, or achieve.
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The stadium has a seating capacity of over sixty thousand people.
The factory's production capacity doubled after the new machinery was installed.
A note on using this word
Also used formally to describe a role, as in 'acting in her capacity as manager.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A person's ability or mental power to do something.
She has an impressive capacity for solving problems under pressure.
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