noun
capacity
kuh-PAS-uh-tee/kəˈpæsəti/
The amount something is able to contain or accomplish.
The jug holds water up to its one-liter capacity line.
Etymology
Being “able to hold much” becomes a noun for holding power. That idea covers both a container’s maximum contents and, more broadly, how much something can produce or accomplish.
In context
manufacturing capacity. And idle manufacturing capacity. We must be bringing us into a position that we can produce 12 billion doses of vaccine
More examples
- The factory operates at full capacity.
- She has an extraordinary capacity for learning languages.
- The assessment considers his legal capacity to sign the agreement.
Forms
capacity · capacities