capitalization

capitalization
noun Date: 1852 1. a. the act or process of capitalizing b. a sum resulting from a process of capitalizing c. the total liabilities of a business including both ownership capital and borrowed capital d. the total par value or the stated value of no-par issues of authorized stock 2. the use of a capital letter in writing or printing

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