1 Or, symbolic capital is one of the four types of capital in Pierre Bourdieu's theory; it can be a type of capital that is strongly correlated to social capital, and it comes into existence once it is perceived and recognized as legitimate. Capital (economics) , a factor of production that is not wanted for itself but for its ability to help in producing other goods. 2  Capital requirement or bank capital, the requirement that banks keep certain monetary reserves.
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