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overcapitalize

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o⋅ver⋅cap⋅i⋅tal⋅ize

  [oh-ver-kap-i-tl-ahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
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).
Also, especially British, o⋅ver⋅cap⋅i⋅tal⋅ise.

Origin:
1885–90; over- + capitalize

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅cap⋅i⋅tal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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o·ver·cap·i·tal·ize   (ō'vər-kāp'ĭ-tl-īz')   
tr.v.   o·ver·cap·i·tal·ized, o·ver·cap·i·tal·iz·ing, o·ver·cap·i·tal·iz·es

  1. To provide an excess amount of capital for (a business enterprise).

  2. To estimate the value of (property) too highly.

  3. To place an unlawfully or unreasonably high value on the nominal capital of (a corporation).

o'ver·cap'i·tal·i·za'tion (-ĭ-zā'shən) n.
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