market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Palantir’s revenue figures are still quite small compared to peers of similar market capitalization. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025 Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s largest company by market capitalization, is a leading provider of memory chips, semiconductor foundry services and smartphones. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025 But Thursday’s earnings, along with the company surpassing a $4 trillion market capitalization earlier this week, represent a turnaround. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025 Putting all this into context for the wider Japanese economy, Fujimura also pointed out that the combined market capitalization of Japan’s top nine entertainment companies has now surpassed that of the top nine automakers. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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