capacity.

1. The ability or resources needed to carry out a task.

2. The largest amount a container, space, or system can hold or handle.

3. The role or function in which someone acts.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• institutional capacity
• research capacity

On the page

Institutional capacity limited how quickly the reform could proceed.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.