[kəˈpasɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the maximum amount that something can contain
(e.g: the capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet)

- the amount that something can produce
(e.g: the company aimed to double its electricity-generating capacity)

- a specified role or position
(e.g: I was engaged in a voluntary capacity)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French capacité, from Latin capacitas, from capax, capac- ‘that can contain’, from capere ‘take or hold’