over·cap·i·tal·ize
ˌō-vər-ˈka-pə-tə-ˌlīz 
-ˈkap-tə-
overcapitalized; overcapitalizing; overcapitalizes
1
: to put a nominal value on the capital of (a corporation) higher than actual cost or fair market value
2
: to capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
1
: the act or an instance of overcapitalizing
2
: the state of being overcapitalized
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David Benoit, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2023
Don’t overcapitalize your business.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 July 2022
SoftBank CEO Aims to Be Biggest Tech Investor
Son’s mega-fund will unleash an unprecedented amount of money into sectors already seen as overcapitalized.
—Peter Elstrom, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2017
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Silvergate had said repeatedly the loan, and a few others like it, were overcapitalized with bitcoin and safe.
—David Benoit, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2023
Don’t overcapitalize your business.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 July 2022
SoftBank CEO Aims to Be Biggest Tech Investor
Son’s mega-fund will unleash an unprecedented amount of money into sectors already seen as overcapitalized.
—Peter Elstrom, Bloomberg.com, 21 May 2017
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“Overcapitalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overcapitalize. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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