capitalisation

ˌkæpɪtələˈzeɪʃən

Definition of capitalisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

uppercase writing

Rare

writing words with capital letters

Rare

Capitalisation is important in formal writing.

uppercase

valuation

TECH.

estimation of a business's value

TECH.

The capitalisation of the startup attracted investors.

appraisal

assessment

valuation

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Expressions with capitalisation

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large-capitalisation

adj.

related to companies with market value over five billion dollars

Investors prefer large-capitalisation stocks for stability.

market capitalisation

total value of a company's shares on the stock market

The market capitalisation of the company reached billions..

small-capitalisation

adj.

relating to companies with a relatively low market capitalization

He invested in small-capitalisation stocks for higher growth potential..

Origin of capitalisation

Latin, capitalis (of the head)

Examples of capitalisation in a sentence

Teachers often emphasize the rules of capitalisation.
The company's capitalisation reached new heights this year.
Analysts debated the capitalisation of the emerging market.

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French:mise en majuscule, valorisation, ...
German:Großschreibung, Kapitalisierung, ...
Italian:maiuscolizzazione, capitalizzazione, ...
Spanish:capitalización, ...
Portuguese:capitalização, avaliação, ...
Chinese:大写, 市值, ...
Japanese:大文字化, 資本化, ...
Arabic:كَتابَةُ الحُرُوفِ الكَبِيرَةِ, رأس مال سوقي, ...
Hebrew:רִישּׁוּם בְּאוֹתִיּוֹת רִאשִׁיּוֹת, הַעֲרָכַת שׁוֹוִי, ...
Russian:написание с заглавной буквы, оценка, ...
Ukrainian:використання великих літер, оцінка вартості, ...
Hindi:बड़े अक्षरों का प्रयोग, मूल्यांकन, ...
Bengali:বড় হাতের অক্ষর ব্যবহার, মূলধনীকরণ, ...
Catalan:capitalització, valoració, ...
Czech:psaní velkých písmen, ocenění, ...
Danish:store bogstaver, vurdering, ...
Dutch:kapitalisatie, waardering, ...
Greek:κεφαλαιοποίηση, ...
Hungarian:nagybetűs írás, kapitalizáció, ...
Khmer:ការប្រើអក្សរធំ, ការវាយតម្លៃមូលធន, ...
Korean:대문자 사용, 자본화, ...
Persian:حروف بزرگ‌نویسی, ارزش‌گذاری, ...
Polish:pisanie wielką literą, wycena, ...
Portuguese (BR):capitalização, avaliação, ...
Romanian:capitalizare, ...
Swedish:versalisering, värdering, ...
Thai:การใช้ตัวอักษรตัวใหญ่, การประเมินมูลค่า, ...
Turkish:büyük harfle yazma, sermaye değeri, ...
Vietnamese:viết hoa, giá trị vốn hóa, ...

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