Meanings
adjectivemicro-cap (not comparable)
- USalternativenot comparablebusinessAlternative form of microcap: Having very small market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
You may hear companies described as large-cap, mid-cap or small-cap—or even mega-cap or micro-cap.
2022 September 30, “Market Cap Explained”, in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2025
nounmicro-cap (plural micro-caps)
plural micro-caps
- USalternativebusinessAlternative form of microcap: The stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
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micro-cap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-cap
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“micro-cap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-cap. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micro-cap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micro-cap.
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