What does "capitalized cost" mean?

What does "capitalized cost" mean?

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With regards to financing your car, the capitalized cost, or “cap cost” is the all-in-one price. This is the price that after you add in the financing cost, the licensing, all of the fees, and all the things that go into building out the final price of the car. This cost is then split out over the months of the term, whether it's a lease or a financing and identify then what your monthly finance payment's are going to be.