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Capitalization - What is Capitalization With Regard to a Business Firm?

By Rosemary Peavler, About.com

Definition: Capitalization is the funding with which a business firm operates. It is the investment that the business owner and any other investors make in the firm.
Also Known As: investment; owner's equity
Alternate Spellings: capitalisation
Examples:
The capitalization of the large investment bank was not adequate for it to keep operating.
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