micro-cap

[ mahy-kroh-kap ]

/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌkæp /

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designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a very small market capitalization, usually under $250 million.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Each CAP, also known as an “orbit,” consists on four aircraft.
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In fact, Clark fell back first from her blows, losing his cap, tie, and badge in the melee.
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The cap devices on thousands of identical hats glinted in the late morning sun along with the shields worn by each of the cops.
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Lay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

This sense of vulnerability is, of course, even more acute in micro-states like Jamaica.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile|Jay Michaelson|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
With horror she had heard her brother addressed by a disreputable costermonger in a mangy fur cap, as "Old pal."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
"It's like that out here on the Riviera," said Jane, shaking her head so gloomily that the ruffled cap wobbled.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
But his head was too hot to wear a thinking cap, and no story would come at his half-hearted call.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
The more enthusiastic among the audience, male and female, also sport the red cap of liberty.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills