overcapitalisation

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Noun1.overcapitalisation - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
overcapitalization
capitalisation, capitalization - the sale of capital stock
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"
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This is called "overcapitalisation" which is, in effect, an economic phenomenon whereby the valuation/price of an asset is superior to its 'real' value, usually defined by the market.
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In his opinion, the problem of overcapitalisation on small farms loomed needlessly large in some people's minds, prompting a tart riposte from Lambert: 'It looks to me therefore that mechanisation in farming is going to force you into larger holdings unless you can find a way to overcome it yourself.' (94) With evident reluctance, the sixth report accepted that cooperative use of machinery did not offer a realistic solution to the problem of farm efficiency.
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