Captive - definition of captive by The Free Dictionary 2 Held in bondage; enslaved 3 Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds 4 Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated 5 Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market 6 Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer
CAPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal A captive is someone who is captive He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive
captive - WordReference. com Dictionary of English of or pertaining to a captive managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public: a captive shop; a captive mine
CAPTIVE Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for CAPTIVE: imprisoned, arrested, captured, jailed, interned, incarcerated, confined, kidnapped; Antonyms of CAPTIVE: free, unrestrained, unconfined, released, liberated, freed, emancipated, delivered
Captive Insurance | Department of Financial Regulation - Vermont The Captive Insurance Division of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation focuses on maintaining a regulatory system that attracts quality business to Vermont, promotes the state reputation in the industry, and safeguards the solvency of captive insurers while recognizing the special purpose for which they were created