capitalization (redirected from capitalizations)

cap·i·tal·i·za·tion  (kp-tl--zshn)

n.

1.

a. The practice or act of capitalizing.

b. The sum that results from capitalizing.

2.

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, capitalisation [ˌkæpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping)

a.  the act of capitalizing

b.  the sum so derived

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

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

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

Thesaurus

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

Translations

capitalization [kəˌpɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → capitalización f

capitalization

n

(Fin) → Kapitalisierung f, → Kapitalisation f

(Typ) → Großschreibung f

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