"microcap" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: micro-cap [alternative]
Etymology: From micro- + cap (short for capitalization). Etymology templates: {{af|en|micro-|cap<id:finance>}} micro- + cap Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} microcap (not comparable)
  1. (US, finance) Having a very small market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less. Tags: US, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-microcap-en-adj-oEUeWInt Categories (other): American English, Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: business, finance

Noun [English]

Forms: microcaps [plural], micro-cap [alternative]
Etymology: From micro- + cap (short for capitalization). Etymology templates: {{af|en|micro-|cap<id:finance>}} micro- + cap Head templates: {{en-noun}} microcap (plural microcaps)
  1. (US, finance) The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less. Tags: US Coordinate_terms: megacap
    Sense id: en-microcap-en-noun-Qm4ENHlP Categories (other): American English, Finance, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47 Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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