Definition of overcapitalize in English:
overcapitalize
(British overcapitalise)
verb əʊvəˈkapɪt(ə)lʌɪzˌoʊvərˈkæpədlˌaɪz
[with object]usually as adjective overcapitalized1Provide (a company) with more capital than is advisable or necessary.
对（企业）投资过多
a bleak time for the overcapitalized firm
接受过多投资的公司的艰难时期。
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, it is only in the rear-view mirror you can see they were overcapitalised.
- The only wise thing to have done was to allow the liquidation of hundreds of overcapitalized businesses to occur.
- I believe that my success has been with my multidisciplinary approach to business and not overcapitalizing in a swiftly changing market.
- 1.1 Estimate the capital value of (a company) at too high an amount.
将（公司）的资本估价过高
Derivatives
noun
The multibillion-dollar investment in IT drained investment from more productive uses and led to vast overcapitalisation in one sector that had low returns and few spill-over effects.
Definition of overcapitalize in US English:
overcapitalize
(British overcapitalise)
verbˌōvərˈkapədlˌīzˌoʊvərˈkæpədlˌaɪz
[with object]usually as adjective overcapitalized1Provide (a company) with more capital than is advisable or necessary.
对（企业）投资过多
a bleak time for the overcapitalized firm
接受过多投资的公司的艰难时期。
Example sentencesExamples
- I believe that my success has been with my multidisciplinary approach to business and not overcapitalizing in a swiftly changing market.
- The only wise thing to have done was to allow the liquidation of hundreds of overcapitalized businesses to occur.
- Unfortunately, it is only in the rear-view mirror you can see they were overcapitalised.
- 1.1 Estimate or set the capital value of (a company) at too high an amount.
将（公司）的资本估价过高