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capitalization

[kap-i-tl-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌkæp ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
capital
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Apple shares traded up, briefly pushing the company’s market capitalization above $5 trillion, but closed below that level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In fact, shares of the iPhone maker reached a record high, rising 0.5% and leading the company to close above a $5 trillion market capitalization for the first time, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Microsoft achieved that market capitalization mark for the first time in nearly a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Microsoft achieved a $4 trillion market capitalization for the first time in nearly a year, adding to a wild ride that’s seen the company return to investors’ good graces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

“Yeah. I’m a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

“The reality is, when cost to borrow goes up, you’re not going to see as favorable of a reaction for big-cap companies,” Lee said, referring to companies with large market capitalizations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Shares of Nvidia, which remains the largest company market capitalizations, are trading about 5% lower than the day Burry announced his short.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

As far as quality goes, individual investors have a preference: They gravitate toward stocks with small market capitalizations, volatile returns and high valuations relative to fundamentals like earnings and sales growth.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Alphabet, the parent of Google, has one of the largest market capitalizations in the world.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

I'm agin' these big capitalizations, and that's just why I asked you for the information.

From Loaded Dice by Ellery H. Clark


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