capitalization
(UK also capitalisation) /ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
/-ṱəl-/ noun [S or U] FINANCE, STOCK MARKETDefinition
› (also cap, market cap, market capitalization) the total value of a company's shares on a stock market: The company's capitalization collapsed by half to $32 billion.
› the total value of shares in a stock market or a number of stock markets: This year's IPO volume is only 1.9% of the total capitalization of the Nasdaq, New York, and American stock markets.
(Definition of capitalization noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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