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overcapitalise

Other forms: overcapitalising

Definitions of overcapitalise
  1. verb
    capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
    synonyms: overcapitalize
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    type of:
    capitalise, capitalize
    convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
  2. verb
    overestimate the market value of
    synonyms: overcapitalize
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    type of:
    overestimate, overrate
    make too high an estimate of
  3. verb
    estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
    synonyms: overcapitalize
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    type of:
    capitalise, capitalize
    compute the present value of a business or an income
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