OVERCAPITALISATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("overcapitalisation" 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:

overcapitalise (capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant)