A stock with a high level of capitalization, usually at least $5 billion market value. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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large-cap ˈlarge-cap noun [countable]
— large-cap adjective [only before a noun] :
• I think secondary stocks will continue to outperform large-cap stocks.
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large-cap UK US (also large cap) adjective [before noun]
► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET used to describe a company or its shares, when the total number of shares has a high value: »
It is a large-cap company with an attractive and sustainable dividend yield.
large-cap shares/stocks »The theory is that large cap shares have lesser growth potential.
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large-cap UK US (also large cap) noun [C, usually plural]
► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a company with a high total value of shares, or shares in companies like this: »
The fund invested heavily in large-caps such as General Electric and Exxon.
Financial and business terms. 2012.