capitalization
FinanceLv.3 (800)noun
Definition
the total value of the outstanding shares of a company, or the recording of a cost as an asset
Examples
The market capitalization of the firm passed one billion dollars.
Capitalization of development costs lowers current expense.
Collocations
market capitalizationthin capitalizationcapitalization of costs
Paraphrase
market valuecost-to-asset recording