small capn.
/ˌsmɔːl ˈkap/, U.S. /ˌsmɔl ˈkæp/, /ˌsmɑl ˈkæp/ Finance (originally U.S.).
A company with a relatively small market capitalization. Hence: a stock or share of this type of company. Frequently attributive. Cf. mid-cap n.
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society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > [noun] > other types of company
incorporation1530
acquisitor1668
private company?1711
private practice1724
public company1730
trading house1760
acquiror1789
in-company1791
public corporation1796
company1800
subsidiary company1823
proprietary company1824
stock-company1827
trust company1827
subsidiary1828
concessionaire1839
commandite1844
statutory company1847
parent company1854
mastership1868
state enterprise1886
Pty.1904
asset class1931
acquirer1950
parent1953
growth company1959
spin-off1959
non-profit1961
shell1964
not-for-profit1969
vehicle1971
spin-out1972
startup1975
greenfield1982
large-cap1982
monoline1984
small cap1984
mid-cap1988
multidomestic1989
dotcom1996
society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > stock > types of
joint stock1615
fancya1652
water stock1675
Bank stock1694
India stock1702
government stock1734
inscription1800
gas stock1820
railway stock1836
common stock1852
floater1871
blue chip1874
trunks1892
traction1896
omnium1902
mummy1903
motors1908
rollover1947
blue-chipper1953
red chip1968
large-cap1982
small cap1984
society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > share > types of shares
bonus share1823
preference share1842
preferred share1842
qualification shares1846
pref1849
financial1864
founder's-shares1889
preference1890
preferred1891
ordinary1898
participation1916
equity1930
leader1938
Euroequity1969
small cap1984
1984 Changing Times June 33 Small caps are unsuitable, or less suitable, for pension funds, foundations and others that have to be able to trade in massive amounts.
1992 Economist 18 Jan. 89/1 One man's small cap is another's penny share.
1996 U.S. News & World Rep. 16 Sept. 126/2 Be warned, though: with a total market capitalization of only about $43 million, this recent IPO is a teeny, risky small-cap stock.
2008 Jrnl. Finance 63 2942 Smaller funds outperform larger ones in the small-cap sector.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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