capitalization
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- noun
- /ˌkæpɪtəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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capitalización
- The capitalization of these higher than expected returns boosted equity prices generally beyond that expected by the enhanced rise in real income.
- market capitalization
- gross capitalization
- stock market capitalization
Examples
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There are 26 listed residential mortgage REITs with a market capitalization of $42.3 billion.
Academic text (2016) -
We then average the results for each day, weighting by market capitalization of the firm.
Academic text (2016) -
Market cap is short for market capitalization and that is that is the value of the company.
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Indeed, their stock market capitalization now tops the stock market capitalization of large U.S. and European banks.
Academic text (2008) -
Until the Capital Markets Law of 1992, the total capitalization of the Egyptian stock market was just $3 billion.
Academic text (1999) -
In 1983, the capitalization of the Jordanian stock market was about $1 billion.
Academic text (1999) -
I looked at the ticker today: the market capitalization of Citicorp is $17 billion.
Blog text (8) -
Especially stocks with double-digit yields and a low capitalization should be reviewed in strict detail.
Blog text (1) -
In 1993, the CSE's market capitalization was $2.662 billion, higher than Cairo's exchange.
Academic text (1995) -
The market capitalization of Apple Inc. reached a record high of over $2 trillion.
Synonyms
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The price something sells for in a market with many buyers and sellers
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The total value of a company's shares when you multiply the current share price by the number of shares
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.6
The total value of a company's shares when you multiply the current share price by the number of shares
- Specialized
About stocks of big companies worth five billion dollars or more
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
capitalization = capitalize (semi-transparent) = capital + ize + ation
The connection to 'capital' is clear, but the specific financial meaning may not be immediately obvious.
Etymology
Capitalization comes from capital, which comes from an old Latin word caput meaning 'head'. Over time capital came to mean 'money' or 'resources', so this sense of capitalization is the total 'money' value given to a business by the market.