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Capitalization
01
the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
Formal
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Examples
Her capitalization on the sudden demand doubled sales.
02
the sale of capital stock
Specialized
Examples
The board approved the company's capitalization through a public stock offering.
03
an estimation of the value of a business
Specialized
Examples
The company's capitalization rose above $1 billion.
04
the practice of using uppercase letters to signify the beginning of a sentence, proper nouns, and certain other grammatical elements for clarity and emphasis
Examples
Capitalization is required at the beginning of every sentence.
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