market capitalization

noun

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Its market capitalization has since topped $17 billion. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 June 2025 That’s how much market capitalization Oracle has gained over the last two trading sessions. Derek Saul, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 But Microsoft's stocks climbed 0.8% to hit a record and reclaim the title of the world's largest company by market capitalization. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 June 2025 The recent rally has added over $800 billion to Microsoft’s market capitalization, and the company’s performance positions it as one of the more stable, high-conviction bets in a tech sector that is increasingly divided between hype and execution. Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 5 June 2025 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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