Definitions for overcapitalizeˌoʊ vərˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•cap•i•tal•izeˌoʊ vərˈkæp ɪ tlˌaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.
to capitalize in excess of legal limits or sound financial policy.
Category: Business
to overestimate the capital value of (a property or enterprise).
Category: Business
Origin of overcapitalize:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
overcapitalize, overcapitalise(verb)
estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
overcapitalize, overcapitalise(verb)
overestimate the market value of
"overcapitalize a property"
overcapitalize, overcapitalise(verb)
capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
Wiktionary
overcapitalize(Verb)
to estimate the value of a company, stock etc too highly
overcapitalize(Verb)
to capitalize a business beyond a sustainable level
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