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overcapitalize

verb
over·​cap·​i·​tal·​ize | \ ˌō-vər-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz How to pronounce overcapitalize (audio) , -ˈkap-tə-\
overcapitalized; overcapitalizing; overcapitalizes

Definition of overcapitalize

transitive verb

1 : to put a nominal value on the capital of (a corporation) higher than actual cost or fair market value
2 : to capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
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Other Words from overcapitalize

overcapitalization \ ˌō-​vər-​ˌka-​pə-​tə-​lə-​ˈzā-​shən How to pronounce overcapitalization (audio) , -​ˌkap-​tə-​ \ noun

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 Yet now banks gripe that the Fed’s leverage limit is too stringent, and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein last year complained that banks are overcapitalized. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "The Fed’s Capital Mistake," 19 Apr. 2018 SoftBank CEO Aims to Be Biggest Tech Investor Son’s mega-fund will unleash an unprecedented amount of money into sectors already seen as overcapitalized. — Peter Elstrom, Bloomberg.com, "SoftBank's Son Chases Boyhood Dreams With $100 Billion Fund," 21 May 2017

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First Known Use of overcapitalize

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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