market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Leading companies achieved a 4% compound annual growth rate in market capitalization between 2022 and 2025, compared to 1% for others — and identified $218 billion in opportunities to create a low-carbon economy. Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 On Tuesday, Micron topped $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time ever. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 May 2026 Fears around a potential SaaSpocalypse erased more than $1 trillion in SaaS market capitalization in February alone, as investors began pricing in a structural contraction across the sector. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 May 2026 In national accounts, platforms are classified under the technology and consumer services sector, which comprised 16 per cent of the top-twenty companies by market capitalization in 2009. Literary Hub, 28 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 3 Jun. 2026.

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