market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

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Enterprise value is the sum of a firm’s equity market capitalization and its debt. Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Shares started to tumble on Tuesday and then Wednesday, wiping out well over $100 billion in market capitalization. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026 Over the past five years, the Google parent has plowed about $280 billion into share repurchases, or more than 6% of Alphabet’s current market capitalization, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 With a market capitalization of roughly $5 trillion, Nvidia has soared in valuation in recent years to become the world’s most valuable company. Josh Boak, Fortune, 17 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 24 Jun. 2026.

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