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overcapitalize definition

over·capi·tal·ize (-kap′ət'l īz′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb overcapitalized -·ized′, overcapitalizing -·iz′·ing

  1. to capitalize beyond what is warranted by the state of the business, etc.; furnish too much capital for or overestimate the capital value of (a business)
  2. to set the nominal value of the capital of (a corporation) higher than is lawful or justifiable

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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