v. to estimate the value of a company, stock etc too highly
v. to capitalize a business beyond a sustainable level
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v. capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
v. estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
v. overestimate the market value of
Word Usage
"DUBLIN/LONDON-Ireland expects to "overcapitalize" its ailing banks and force them to sell more assets or transfer more loans to the country's "bad bank" as part of an industry overhaul that may see more nationalizations."