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cap table

cap table noun: a document which details the distribution of equity in a company.

Noun

cap table (plural cap tables)

  1. A document which details the distribution of equity in a company.
    • Now that we've worked through all of the specific clauses in the term sheet, let's go through how a typical capitalization table (cap table) works. A term sheet will almost always contain a summary cap table, which we describe in this chapter.2011, Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Venture Deals […] , John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 95
    • When you hire a new key employee, you will probably give him or her some stock and add that to the cap table.2013, Nicole Gravagna, Peter K. Adams, Venture Capital For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN

Forms of cap table

pluralcap tables

Origin of cap table

Clipping of capitalization table.

Questions about cap table

What does cap table mean?
Cap table means a document which details the distribution of equity in a company.
What part of speech is cap table?
Cap table is a noun.
What is the plural of cap table?
The plural of cap table is cap tables.

Words near cap table in the dictionary

  1. cap sleeve
  2. cap sleeves
  3. cap snatching
  4. cap stealing
  5. CAP syndrome
  6. cap table
  7. cap tables
  8. cap up
  9. cap'in
  10. cap'ins
  11. cap'n

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