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capitalization

[kap-i-tl-uh-zey-shuhn] / ˌkæp ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
capital
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With a market capitalization of nearly $51 billion, Workday would be one of Silver Lake’s largest tech investments to date.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

In 2012, Kushner displayed an entrepreneurial streak, co-founding Oscar, a health tech and insurer that now is publicly traded with a market capitalization of about $9 billion.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The chip maker also added $562 billion to its market capitalization this week, which is the company’s largest-ever weekly gain on record, the data showed.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

At roughly $250 billion, AstraZeneca’s market capitalization is still dwarfed by such rivals as Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, sitting around $1 trillion and $600 billion, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

“Yeah. I’m a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The market capitalizations of Best Buy, Lululemon and Wayfair are all below that threshold.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The S&P 500 is weighted by companies’ market capitalizations, which means the index is nearly 40% concentrated in its largest 10 components.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

We focused on midsize builders, with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $5 billion.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

On average, the market capitalizations of space stocks have grown 138% in 2026, far outpacing the Nasdaq, Deutsche said.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

I'm agin' these big capitalizations, and that's just why I asked you for the information.

From Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark




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