large cap

adj.

1. Of or relating to large corporations that have considerable retained earnings and a large amount of common stock outstanding.
2. Of or relating to mutual funds that invest in the stock of such corporation.

n.
A large cap corporation.

[LARGE + CAP².]

Stock with a large capitalization (numbers of shares outstanding times the price of the shares). Large Cap stocks typically have at least $5 billion in outstanding Market Value. Numerous mutual funds specialize in Large Cap stocks, and many have the words Large Cap in their names.

Stock with a Large Market Capitalization. Large-cap stocks typically have at least $5 billion in outstanding Market Value. Numerous Mutual Funds specialize in large-cap stocks, and many have the words ‘Large Cap' in their names.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Of stocks of companies with a market value of five billion dollars or more.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of stocks of companies with a market capitalization of five billion dollars or more
  Synonyms: large-capitalization, large-capitalisation
  Pertains to noun: market capitalization (meaning #1)

---