market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Nvidia is the world’s most valuable company, with a market capitalization of over $5 trillion. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 8 June 2026 Initial public offerings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI in the coming months could add close to $4 trillion in market capitalization to US exchanges, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 7 June 2026 Meanwhile, the market capitalization of India's peers is soaring. Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026 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 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 Jun. 2026.

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