overcapitalize

over·cap·i·tal·ize | \ ˌō-vər-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz

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, -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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Recent Examples on the Web 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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“Overcapitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapitalize. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020.

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