large-cap

A form of large cap — A company having a large market capitalization.

Similar
large-capitalizationlarge-capitalisation

Meanings

adjectivelarge-cap (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparablebusinessAlternative form of large cap: Having a large market capitalization.

    These generalizations are no guarantee that any particular large-cap company will weather a downturn well or that any particular small-cap company will or won't thrive.

    2022 September 30, “Market Cap Explained”, in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2025
nounlarge-cap (plural large-caps)

plural large-caps

  1. alternativebusinessAlternative form of large cap: A stock with a large market capitalization.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more

Similar
large-capitalizationlarge-capitalisation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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“large-cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large-cap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “large-cap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/large-cap.

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