Definition of "overcapitalization" [overcapitalization]

• The state of being overcapitalized (noun)

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• "I have long opposed overextension into the Export markets, as overcapitalization is rampant, for the numbers of Product Sales to be expected over the long run."
• "Some critics of Solvency II have previously expressed concerns that insurers might be subjected to "overcapitalization" due to fears of another financial crisis."
• "Making the quotas transferable eliminates the problem of overcapitalization and increases efficiency, because the least efficient fishing operations find it more profitable to sell their quotas than to exploit them through continued fishing."