overcapitalization
Americannoun
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the act or result of providing an excess of capital for a business or industry.
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the overestimation of the value of a business or enterprise.
Example Sentences
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As president, Roosevelt continued to attack overcapitalization, but Congress lacked the political will to act against it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
If you look at 1873 or 1929, you can say, “It’s clear, we’ve got an overcapitalization over here, an issue over there”—but the numbers in ’93 were not bad.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2020
A remarkable investigator on fire with public zeal, Counsel Hughes exposed the Consolidated Co.'s gas monopoly, forced rates based on overcapitalization down 20%.
From Time Magazine Archive
He charged them, in addition, with overcapitalization, rigging State public service commissions, selfish nearsightedness.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the business is very successful, its profits may pay a fair return on all this capital; if not, low dividends or none can be paid until the business slowly catches up with its overcapitalization.
From Problems of Conduct by Durant Drake
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