OVERCAPITALIZE

overcapitalize, overcapitalise

(verb) capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant

overcapitalize, overcapitalise

(verb) overestimate the market value of; “overcapitalize a property”

overcapitalize, overcapitalise

(verb) estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overcapitalize (third-person singular simple present overcapitalizes, present participle overcapitalizing, simple past and past participle overcapitalized)

(transitive) to estimate the value of a company, stock etc too highly

(transitive) to capitalize a business beyond a sustainable level

Antonyms

• undercapitalize

Source: Wiktionary



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SCHNORR

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