Definition of "large-capitalization" [large-capitalization]

• Of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Over the last 20 years, large-capitalization stocks have returned more than 9% annually, and over the last 30 years, they have returned almost 11%, according to Ibbotson Research."
• "The stock jumped to a fresh 52-week high after Jefferies & Co. analysts said the company is the "best positioned" large-capitalization hotel operator thanks to properties in urban and luxury markets, particularly New York."
• "The companies who have instituted the biggest buyback plans this year have generally been large-capitalization companies."