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noun
The state of being overcapitalized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: overcapitalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capitalization, capitalisation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English capitalization English overcapitalization From over- + capitalization.
