micro-cap

(also microcap)

noun [C]

Definition

› a company whose shares have a very small total value: The fund avoids risky microcaps that are long on ideals and short on track records. → Compare mid-cap, small-cap

(Definition of micro-cap noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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