market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025 The company has gained about $126 million in value over the last 6 days, with its current market capitalization at about $207 million. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Currently, there are nine companies in the S & P 500 with a market capitalization exceeding $1 trillion. Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 Klarna will now be the second-largest buy-now-pay-later company by market capitalization behind Affirm. Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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