market capitalization

noun

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Nvidia's stock rose nearly 4 percent on Monday following the announcement, adding roughly $170 billion to its market capitalization. Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 The group market capitalization was $156 billion early Friday, as against $235 billion on the eve of Hindenburg’s report in January 2023. Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 In September, Tesla released a series of product and market capitalization milestones for its business over the next decade tied to Musk's nearly $1 trillion pay package . Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025 FedEx's Debt figure was $38 Bil at the end of the most recent quarter, while its market capitalization is $54 Bil (as of 9/18/2025). Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.

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