social capital

noun

The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.

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Meanings

nounsocial capital (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.
    1 more example

    If [the individual] comes into contact with his neighbor, and they with other neighbors, there will be accumulation of social capital, which may immediately satisfy his social needs and which may bear a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole community.

    1916, L.J. Hanifan, “The rural school community center”, in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 67: 130
  2. uncountableThe value created by social relationships, with expected returns in the marketplace.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 社交資本 /社交资本, 社會資本 /社会资本
  • 社交資本 /社交资本goodwill
  • 社會資本 /社会资本value created by social relationships
Czech sociální kapitál
  • sociální kapitálgoodwill
Finnish sosiaalinen pääoma, sosiaalinen pääoma
  • sosiaalinen pääomagoodwill
  • sosiaalinen pääomavalue created by social relationships
French capital social, capital social
  • capital socialgoodwill
  • capital socialvalue created by social relationships
Hungarian társadalmi tőke
  • társadalmi tőkegoodwill
Italian capitale sociale
  • capitale socialegoodwill
Polish kapitał społeczny, kapitał społeczny
  • kapitał społecznygoodwill
  • kapitał społecznyvalue created by social relationships
Portuguese capital social
  • capital socialgoodwill
Russian социальный капитал
  • социальный капитал (socialʹnyj kapital)goodwill
Spanish capital social
  • capital socialgoodwill
Turkish sosyal sermaye
  • sosyal sermayegoodwill
Ukrainian соціальний капітал
  • соціальний капітал (socialʹnyj kapital)goodwill
Cite this entry
APA

social capital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20capital

MLA

“social capital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20capital. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “social capital,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/social%20capital.

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