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midcap

midcap

1 5.6
A company or fund with medium market value in the stock market
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌkæp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : empresa de mediana capitalización
  • Investors often seek out midcap companies for their potential for growth and stability.
  • midcap stocks
  • midcap fund
  • midcap index

Examples

  • You have it in the Midcap fund.

    Home Alone 3 (1997)

  • I am so sick of talking about this, this company with its mediocre brands and its midcap to small cap market cap good.

  • The midcap fund has performed well, outperforming both small-cap and large-cap funds this year.

  • Many financial analysts recommend diversifying your portfolio with midcap stocks for balanced risk.

How Big

large cap
  • Jargon
1 4.4
midcap
  • Jargon
1 5.6
small-cap
  • Specialized
4 7.0

Surface Forms

midcap singular
midcaps plural

Morphology

midcap = cap (semi-transparent) = mid + cap

Formed by prefix 'mid-' (middle) + 'cap', but 'cap' is a clipped, domain-specific abbreviation for 'market capitalization', so the meaning requires financial knowledge.

Etymology

Midcap is made of mid 'middle' and cap, short for capital meaning the total value of a company, so a midcap as a noun is a company or fund that sits 'in the middle' between small-cap and large-cap companies.