Capitalization
[,kæpɪt(ə)laɪ'zeɪʃ(ə)n] or [,kæpɪtəlɪ'zeʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the sale of capital stock.
(noun.) the act of capitalizing on an opportunity.
(noun.) an estimation of the value of a business.
(noun.) writing in capital letters.
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Definition
(n.) The act or process of capitalizing.
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Examples
- The capitalization in electrical appliances in the United States in 1898 is estimated at $1,900,000,000, most of which is devoted to industries in which the electric motor is used. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- His company had a capitalization of $12,500,000 in 1916. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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