Noun: capitalization ,ka-pi-tul-u'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,ka-pi-tul-I'zey-shun [Brit]
- The sale of capital stock
"The company's capitalization through an initial public offering raised millions";
- capitalisation [Brit]
- The act of capitalizing on an opportunity
"Their quick capitalization on the market trend led to significant profits";
- capitalisation [Brit]
- An estimation of the value of a business
"The company's capitalization exceeded $1 billion after the successful IPO";
- capitalisation [Brit]
- Writing in capital letters
"The contract used capitalization to emphasize important terms";
- capitalisation [Brit]
Derived forms: capitalizations
Type of: development, estimate, estimation, exploitation, writing
Encyclopedia: Capitalization