[oh-ver-kap-i-tl-ahyz] 
| 1. | to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy. |
| 2. | to overestimate the capital value (of a business property or enterprise). |
| 3. | to provide an excessive amount of capital for (a business enterprise). |
| overcapitalise | |
verb | |
| 1. | estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level [syn: overcapitalize] |
| 2. | overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property" [syn: overcapitalize] |
| 3. | capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant [syn: overcapitalize] |
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