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OVERCAPITALIZATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
Synonyms:
overcapitalisation; overcapitalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("overcapitalization" is a kind of...):
capitalisation; capitalization (the sale of capital stock)
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Derivation:
overcapitalize (capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant)
