overcapitalize

[ oh-ver-kap-i-tl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·cap·i·tal·ized, o·ver·cap·i·tal·iz·ing.

1. to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
2. to overestimate the capital value (of a business property or enterprise).
3. to provide an excessive amount of capital for (a business enterprise).

overcapitalize

/ ˌəʊvəˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to provide or issue capital for (an enterprise) in excess of profitable investment opportunities
2. to estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
3. to overestimate the market value of (property)

Derived Forms

• ˌoverˌcapitaliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• over·capi·tal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overcapitalize¹

First recorded in 1885–90; over- + capitalize