undercapitalize
[ uhn-der-kap-i-tl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object),un·der·cap·i·tal·ized, un·der·cap·i·tal·iz·ing.
to provide an insufficient amount of capital for (a business enterprise).
Origin of undercapitalize
1- Also especially British, un·der·cap·i·tal·ise .
Other words from undercapitalize
- un·der·cap·i·tal·i·za·tion, noun
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How to use undercapitalize in a sentence
Purposely, also, he had undercapitalized it; eventually he meant to issue fresh shares.
Mammon and Co. | E. F. BensonYou people are undercapitalized—to boil it down into one word.
The Real Man | Francis LyndeAnd, of course, we saw at once that the thing was ridiculously undercapitalized.
North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for undercapitalize
undercapitalize
undercapitalise
/ (ˌʌndəˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to provide or issue capital for (a commercial enterprise) in an amount insufficient for efficient operation
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