How do you use Capacity in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like capability or role, plus the exact meaning.

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Capacity in a sentence

Capacity meaning

  1. The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
  2. A measure of such ability; volume.

Synonyms of Capacity

capability incapacity capacitance indefinite quantity role part office function production volume content susceptibleness susceptibility capableness electrical capacity

Capacity in Dutch

capaciteit capaciteiten hoedanigheid

Example sentences (20)

Testing capacity was always there, and there hadn't been a day where the number of test requests exceeded capacity.

Ms Berry said capacity assessments are not taken unless there is a reason to believe the person does not have capacity.

Scotiabank Arena holds a capacity of 18,819 fans, so 99.8 percent capacity was filled throughout home games in Toronto.

The company recently added one million tonne per annum capacity to take its overall production capacity to about 2.9 mtpa.

With metering and active capacity management, we ensure that there’s always a buffer of capacity available.

Nissan alone said it had capacity to make seven million cars when it only needs capacity for five million.

The basic coverage capacity layer provides continuous coverage and capacity and is used to support general outdoor services.

Expanding on the role capacity building plays, Fouad stated that, “No sustainable growth will happen without capacity building.

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Alaska has capped all flights at 65% capacity, but American and United haven’t limited their capacity.

Capacity increases as plants increase their operational capability to slaughter more cattle, not utilize more existing capacity.

Capacity markets pay producers for spot prices but also to build up capacity, even if it isn't needed.

It’s inappropriate, in other words, to compare capacity from before the pandemic to capacity during the pandemic, Rolland argued.

This included support at the start of the outbreak to rapidly expand testing capacity and the capacity building of laboratory staff.

They also have a pipeline of projects with around 7.5GW capacity, and further secured leases with around 4.5GW of potential capacity.

The San Diego Human Society has been over capacity for months, and as of early August is at 175% capacity for dogs, and 176% for cats.

It’s a multi asset service arrangement that was to use the capacity - solely use the capacity.

The hospital has capacity to hold 4,000 patients across 80 wards making it, at full capacity, one of the biggest hospitals in the world.

Once completed, these expansions will increase our DSA facility capacity by 30% and our DSA revenue capacity by an estimated $50 million.

Japan has drawn criticism for having insufficient capacity to test for the virus and for not fully mobilizing what capacity it does have.

Our capacity is up about 8% year-over-year and industry capacity is up 18% year-over-year.

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Common combinations with capacity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • capacity of 46×
  • capacity to 36×
  • the capacity 34×
  • capacity for 29×
  • capacity and 24×
  • capacity is 19×
  • of capacity 10×
  • capacity by
  • capacity in
  • capacity the

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "capacity" in a sentence?
An example: "Testing capacity was always there, and there hadn't been a day where the number of test requests exceeded capacity." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "capacity" from real English texts.
What does "capacity" mean?
Capacity means: The ability to hold, receive, or absorb.
What are synonyms of "capacity"?
Common synonyms of "capacity" include: capability, incapacity, capacitance, indefinite quantity, role, part, office, function. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "capacity" in Dutch?
"capacity" translates to Dutch as: capaciteit, capaciteiten, hoedanigheid.
How many example sentences with "capacity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "capacity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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