overcapitalize

overcapitalize
/oh'veuhr kap"i tl uyz'/, v.t., overcapitalized, overcapitalizing.
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).
Also, esp. Brit., overcapitalise.
[1885-90; OVER- + CAPITALIZE]

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