caplet

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/ˈkæp.lət/

noun

A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.

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Meanings

caplet1

nouncaplet (plural caplets)

plural caplets

  1. A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.

caplet2

nouncaplet (plural caplets)

plural caplets

  1. businessA component of an interest rate cap, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from exceeding an agreed level (the "cap"). Each "caplet", analysable as a call option, covers one interest accrual period (such as three months); the whole interest rate cap is made up of a series of consecutive caplets.

Origin

caplet · noun

Blend of capsule + tablet.

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caplet · noun

From cap (“upper limit or ceiling”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Piecewise doublet of capelet.

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Translations

Afrikaans kaplet
  • kaplettablet shaped like a capsule
Greek καψάκιο
  • καψάκιο (kapsákio)tablet shaped like a capsule
Indonesian kaplet
  • kaplettablet shaped like a capsule

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with caplet

laplet
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Anagrams

placet
Cite this entry
APA

caplet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caplet

MLA

“caplet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caplet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caplet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caplet.

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