market capitalization

noun

Examples of market capitalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web JPMorgan, the world’s largest bank by market capitalization, is exploring the potential of generative AI within its own ecosystem, said Dimon. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024 To build such a successful company, which now boasts a whopping $3.125 trillion market capitalization, Gates rarely took breaks. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 There have also been newcomers into the market, such as smartphone maker Xiaomi, which saw its stock price — and market capitalization — skyrocket after a surge of interest in its first-ever EV. William Gavin, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024 Despite the losses, its market capitalization is currently over $6.5 billion. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024 In addition, the ten largest companies now make up almost 34% of the total market capitalization of the S&P 500. Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 Going into the Easter weekend, the company had a market capitalization of close to $8.4 billion, and Trump’s stake—78.8 million shares—had a notional value of a bit under $4.9 billion. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024 That's a heady market capitalization for Truth Social's parent company, which booked $3.3 million in revenue for the first nine months of 2023, a regulatory filing earlier this year showed. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2024 In 2012, for example, Apple’s market capitalization was $500 billion and its stock price had risen 68 percent in just eight months. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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