market capitalization

noun

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The market capitalization of $MELANIA rapidly reached $13 billion, while $TRUMP's fluctuations erased approximately $7.5 billion in market value within 10 minutes. Alexandra Andhov, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 At one point, five of the world’s 10 largest internet companies measured by market capitalization were Chinese. Li Yuan, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 The 7 best hybrid cars to buy right now, according to Edmunds The top 10 warm-weather destinations for winter getaways As of Monday morning, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization was up more than 3% to $102,754 apiece. Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 17 Jan. 2025 As of Wednesday’s market close, the company had a market capitalization of 1.6 billion euros ($1.65 billion). Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Jan. 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 24 Jan. 2025.

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