overcapitalise

overcapitalise
verb
1. estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
Syn: ↑overcapitalize
Hypernyms: ↑capitalize, ↑capitalise
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

2. overestimate the market value of
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overcapitalize a property

Syn: ↑overcapitalize
Hypernyms: ↑overestimate, ↑overrate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

3. capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
Syn: ↑overcapitalize
Derivationally related forms: ↑overcapitalisation, ↑overcapitalization (for: ↑overcapitalize)
Hypernyms: ↑capitalize, ↑capitalise
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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overcapˈitalize or overcapˈitalise transitive verb
To fix the capital to be invested in, or the capital value of, too high
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Main Entry:over-

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  • overcapitalise — (Brit.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcapitalise — /oʊvəˈkæpətəlaɪz / (say ohvuh kapuhtuhluyz) verb (t) (overcapitalised, overcapitalising) 1. to fix the nominal capital, that is, the total amount of securities of (a company) in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy. 2. to… …  

  • overcapitalised — overcapitalise (Brit.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcapitalises — overcapitalise (Brit.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcapitalising — overcapitalise (Brit.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • capitalise — verb 1. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders • Syn: ↑capitalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑capital • Hypernyms: ↑supply, ↑provide, ↑render, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • overcapitalize — overcapitalization, n. /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… …   Universalium

  • overcapitalize — (Amer.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcapitalized — overcapitalize (Amer.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overcapitalizes — overcapitalize (Amer.) v. overestimate resources; overvalue; finance excessively (also overcapitalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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