capitalization

/ˌkæpɪtələˈzeɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act of writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter and the rest in lowercase.
    • In English, proper nouns require capitalization.
    • The teacher reminded the class about the rules of capitalization in titles.
    • Check your essay for correct capitalization of names and places.
  2. The total value of a company's outstanding shares of stock, often called market capitalization.
    • The company's market capitalization grew to over a billion dollars.
    • Small-capitalization stocks can be riskier but offer higher growth potential.
    • Investors look at capitalization to judge the size of a firm.
  3. The process of converting something into capital or financial assets.
    • Proper capitalization is essential for funding large projects.
    • They discussed the capitalization of future earnings.
    • The bank helped with the capitalization of the new startup.
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