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capitalization
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Capitalization
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cap·i·tal·i·za·tion
/
ˌkæp
ɪ
tl
əˈzeɪ
ʃən
/
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[
kap-i-tl-
uh
-
zey
-sh
uh
n
]
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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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Origin:
1855–60;
capitalize
+
-ation
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World English Dictionary
capitalization
or
capitalisation
(ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən)
—
n
1.
a. the act of capitalizing
b. the sum so derived
2.
accounting
the par value of the total share capital issued by a company, including the loan capital and sometimes reserves
3.
the act of estimating the present value of future payments, earnings, etc
4.
the act of writing or printing in capital letters
capitalisation
or
capitalisation
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Correct spelling matters, but
capitalization
does not.
Capitalization
is the proper treatment for expenditures incurred in new
construction.
Please use standard punctuation,
capitalization
, and grammar on this
professional academic forum.
The definition of market
capitalization
used for scaling is important.
Capitalization
increases the unpaid principal balance of your loan and interest is charged on the increased principal amount.
The
capitalization
threshold for software is different from other personal property.
Lacking a market
capitalization
, a tracking stock can't figure into an index that weights elements by this metric.
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