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capitalization

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: capitalization

1
 n
writing in capital letters
2
 n
the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
3
 n
an estimation of the value of a business
4
 n
the sale of capital stock
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: capitalization
1

n writing in capital letters

Synonyms:
capitalisation
Type of:
writing
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
2

n the act of capitalizing on an opportunity

Synonyms:
capitalisation
Type of:
development, exploitation
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
3

n an estimation of the value of a business

Synonyms:
capitalisation
Types:
market capitalisation, market capitalization
an estimation of the value of a business that is obtained by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the current price of a share
Type of:
estimate, estimation
a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
4

n the sale of capital stock

Synonyms:
capitalisation
Types:
overcapitalisation, overcapitalization
(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
Type of:
marketing, merchandising, selling
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
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