market capitalization

noun

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Meanwhile, Cathie Wood, the founder of the Ark Investment Management hedge fund, reiterated her bullish bitcoin price prediction in a Bloomberg interview, forecasting that the bitcoin price will top $1 million by 2030—something that would give bitcoin a market capitalization of around $20 trillion. Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 The company has a market capitalization of more than $7 billion, a figure that dwarfs the firm’s meager sales. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 Honda's market capitalization is 5.95 trillion yen ($38.8 billion), while Nissan's is 1.17 trillion yen ($7.6 billion). Reuters, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024 UnitedHealth is by far the biggest insurer, with a share price of about $521 Friday and a market capitalization of around $480 billion. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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