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The phrase "to cap" is correct and usable in written English. It is used in a figurative sense to mean "to top off or finish" something. For example, "I had a great day at the beach, and to cap it off, I got to see a rainbow on my way home."
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to cap
noun
A close-fitting head covering either without a brim or with a peak.
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Others want to cap campaign financing.
He therefore wants to cap the tax.
The report helped to cap Treasury gains.
A 1993 law to cap C.E.O.
Labour want to cap this at 5%.
And to cap it all, the show was being filmed.
It'd be a sweet way to cap a career.
To cap it all, she is dryly, deftly humorous.
It's a thrilling cliffhanger to cap a hugely enjoyable disc.
Now it's right to cap tax reliefs too".
One way of addressing this problem is to cap donations.
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