Meanings
- uncountableExcessive entry.
[…] there is either overentry or underentry depending on the value of μ […] . However, if overentry occurs, it is at most by one firm.
1992, Simon P. Anderson, André De Palma, Jacques-François Thisse, Discrete Choice Theory of Product Differentiation (page 229)1 more example
The latter problem is made worse by the fact that standard contracts allow venture capitalists to easily fire entrepreneurs who fail to make the transition from innovators to "professional" managers (Willard et al., 1992). Such delays can lead to overentry by entrepreneurs with few managerial abilities.
2012, Douglas Cumming, The Oxford Handbook of Venture Capital (page 533)Antonyms: underentry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcessive entry.
Origin
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