what does overcapitalise mean?
OVERCAPITALISE as VERB
- Meaning
- capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
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Hypernyms(s) overcapitalise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- overestimate the market value of
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Usage Example(s)
- overcapitalize a property
Hypernyms(s) overcapitalise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) overcapitalise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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