overcapitalize

A verb used to indicate the act of providing or investing too much capital in a business or project, or of assigning an excessively high market value to an asset.

• 🇩🇪Zu viel Kapital in ein Unternehmen oder Projekt investieren oder einlegen oder einem Vermögenswert einen überhöhten Marktwert zuschreiben.

1. Overestimate capital value C1 formal business

   To estimate the capital value of a company at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level.

   • The auditors warned that the firm had overcapitalized its assets.
   • Overcapitalizing a business can lead to inflated stock prices.
   • The company was accused of overcapitalizing to attract investors.

   🇩🇪Kapital überbewerten

   Synonyme: inflateoverestimateoverstateovervalue

   Antonyme: underestimateundervalue

2. Overestimate market value C1 formal business

   To overestimate the market value of something, such as property or assets.

   • The real estate agent overcapitalized the property, leading to a slow sale.
   • Investors often overcapitalize startups based on hype.
   • Overcapitalizing a project can result in financial losses.

   🇩🇪Marktwert überbewerten

   Synonyme: overestimateoverrateovervalue

   Antonyme: underestimateundervalue

3. Excessive capitalization C1 formal business

   To capitalize beyond what the business or its profit-making prospects warrant.

   • The startup overcapitalized its operations, leading to a cash flow crisis.
   • Overcapitalizing a small business can strain its resources.
   • The board decided not to overcapitalize the expansion plan.

   🇩🇪Überkapitalisierung

• overcapitalized past participle
• overcapitalized past simple
• overcapitalizing present participle
• overcapitalizes third person singular