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cap·i·tal·i·za·tion

(kăp′ĭ-tl-ĭ-zā′shən)

a. The practice or act of capitalizing.

b. The sum that results from capitalizing.

a. The amounts and types of long-term financing used by a firm, including common stock, preferred stock, retained earnings, and long-term debt.

b. The total par value or stated value of no-par capital stock issues.

3. The use of capital letters in writing or printing.

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capitalization

(ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) or

capitalisation

1. (Accounting & Book-keeping)

a. the act of capitalizing

b. the sum so derived

2. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting the par value of the total share capital issued by a company, including the loan capital and sometimes reserves

3. (Accounting & Book-keeping) the act of estimating the present value of future payments, earnings, etc

4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the act of writing or printing in capital letters

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cap•i•tal•i•za•tion

(ˌkæp ɪ tl əˈzeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act or process of capitalizing.

2. the authorized or outstanding stocks and bonds of a corporation.

a. the total investment of the owner or owners in a business enterprise.

b. the total corporate liability, including borrowed capital.

c. the total of these amounts.

[1855–60]

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Noun	1.	capitalization - writing in capital letters capitalisation writing - letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"
	2.	capitalization - an estimation of the value of a business capitalisation estimate, estimation - a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" 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
	3.	capitalization - the act of capitalizing on an opportunity capitalisation exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
	4.	capitalization - the sale of capital stock capitalisation overcapitalisation, overcapitalization - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants) marketing, merchandising, selling - the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

capitalization

noun

Money or property used to produce more wealth:

backing, capital, financing, funding, grubstake, stake, subsidization.

Translations

κεφαλαιοποίηση

capitalizzazione

capitalization

[kəˌpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → capitalización f

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capitalization

(Fin) → Kapitalisierung f, → Kapitalisation f

(Typ) → Großschreibung f

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capitalization

[ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n (Fin) → capitalizzazione f; (total sum of capital) → capitale m complessivo

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