Meanings
adjectivemicrocap (not comparable)
alternative micro-cap
- USnot comparablebusinessHaving a very small market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
nounmicrocap (plural microcaps)
plural microcaps · alternative micro-cap
- USbusinessThe stock of a public company with a market capitalization of roughly $300 million or less.
But they are not looking for the extremely small stocks known as microcaps.
2007 July 8, J. Alex Tarquinio, “Loving What Nobody Wants”, in New York Times
Origin
From micro- + cap (short for capitalization).
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