verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   to estimate the value of a company, stock etc too highly transitive
2. 2
   capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant wordnet
3. 3
   to capitalize a business beyond a sustainable level transitive
4. 4
   overestimate the market value of wordnet
5. 5
   estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

overcapitalise

Antonyms

All antonyms

undercapitalize

Etymology

From over- + capitalize.

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