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capital dilution

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

FINANCE, STOCK MARKET a situation in which a shareholder's share of the profits of a company is reduced as a result of the company selling new shares
(Definition of capital dilution noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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