Usually means: Using more capital than needed.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. overcapitalization: Merriam-Webster
  2. overcapitalization: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. overcapitalization: Collins English Dictionary
  4. overcapitalization: Vocabulary.com
  5. overcapitalization: Wordnik
  6. overcapitalization: Wiktionary
  7. overcapitalization: Dictionary.com
  8. overcapitalization: Rhymezone
  9. overcapitalization: FreeDictionary.org
  10. overcapitalization: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. overcapitalization: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Overcapitalization: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  3. Overcapitalization: Investopedia
  4. Overcapitalization: Financial dictionary

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▸ noun:  The state of being overcapitalized.

Similar:
overcapitalisation, overleverage, overcommitment, overoptimization, overcapacity, overdevelopment, overcommercialisation, overvaluation, overutilization, overinvestment, more...

Opposite:
undercapitalization

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Similar:
overcapitalisation, overleverage, overcommitment, overoptimization, overcapacity, overdevelopment, overcommercialisation, overvaluation, overutilization, overinvestment, more...

Opposite:
undercapitalization



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