market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Its current market capitalization is $320 billion. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 After a market capitalization that briefly topped $10 billion, the company went through an 11 percent workforce reduction affecting more than 300 employees, subsequently cut further, and was ultimately taken private. Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Ninety-one additional AI unicorns cluster in the Bay Area, adding another $600 billion in private-market capitalization. Chase Garbarino, Fortune, 15 May 2026 The market capitalization of just Nvidia, Apple, Tesla and BlackRock approaches $11 trillion, over half of China's GDP. Nicole Russell, USA Today, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for market capitalization

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of market capitalization was in 1975

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“Market capitalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20capitalization. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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