market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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The largest crypto by market capitalization attracts many of the same investors that have poured funds into BigTech stocks, linking the two trades. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 On Thursday, a Block spokesperson told Fortune that Cash App plans to integrate USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, into its platform as well as the blockchain Solana, among others. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025 As of late 2022, when OpenAI released ChatGPT and first gave the public a taste of AI, Nvidia had yet to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 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 See All Example Sentences for market capitalization

Word History

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 22 Nov. 2025.

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