Meanings
nounundercapitalization (uncountable)
- uncountablebusinessInsufficient capitalization
Most businesses die from undercapitalization, and we had access to a lot of cash.
1988 April 1, Michael Miner, “Publish and Perish/Quiet Diplomacy”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
- Proto-Germanic*under
- Proto-West Germanic*undar
- Old Englishunder-
- Middle Englishunder-
- Englishunder-
- Englishcapitalization
- Englishundercapitalization
From under- + capitalization.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
undercapitalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercapitalization
MLA
“undercapitalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercapitalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercapitalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercapitalization.
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