Marktkapitalisierung

market capitalisation

noun MARKT-kah-pih-tah-lee-tsee-roong Rare

Usage Note

Marktkapitalisierung is the total market value of a company's outstanding shares (share price × number of shares). It is used to classify companies as Large Cap, Mid Cap, or Small Cap, and determines index weighting in the DAX and other indices.

Examples

"Die Marktkapitalisierung des Konzerns überstieg erstmals die Grenze von 100 Milliarden Euro."

Natural Translation

The group's market capitalisation exceeded the 100-billion-euro mark for the first time.

Literal Translation

The market-capitalisation of-the group exceeded for-the-first-time the limit of 100 billion euros.

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