Overcapitalize Definition

ōvər-kăpĭ-tl-īz
overcapitalized, overcapitalizes, overcapitalizing
verb
To capitalize beyond what is warranted by the state of the business, etc.; furnish too much capital for or overestimate the capital value of (a business)
Webster's New World
To set the nominal value of the capital of (a corporation) higher than is lawful or justifiable.
Webster's New World
To estimate the value of (property) too highly.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • overcapitalise