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hypercapitalism

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + capitalism.

  1. derived from *kap-✻
  2. derived from *káput✻
  3. borrowed from capitalisme — “the condition of one who is rich”
  4. prefixed as hypercapitalism — “hyper + capitalism”

Definitions

  1. Extreme capitalism at the expense of traditional values.

    • Perhaps Americans will finally choose to stop living in an economic Wild West and at last reject the boom-and-bust cycle of turbocharged hypercapitalism in favor of a more humane, livable society.
    • Under hypercapitalism, the most beautiful things are the surest signs of impending crisis. The nap seems like a luxury, or even a sign of weakness, a regression into infantlike torpor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA