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noun
1.
the act or process of capitalizing.
2.
the authorized or outstanding stocks and bonds of a corporation.
3.
Accounting.
a.
the total investment of the owner or owners in a business enterprise.
b.
the total corporate liability.
c.
the total arrived at after addition of liabilities.
4.
conversion into stocks or bonds.
5.
the act of computing the present value of future periodical payments.
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Capitalization
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| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
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capitalization
1860, "act of converting (assets) to capital," from capital in the financial sense. Meaning "act of writing or printing in capital letters" is recorded from 1864.
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