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valuation

American  
[val-yoo-ey-shuhn] / ˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.

  2. an estimated value or worth.

  3. the awareness or acknowledgment of the quality, nature, excellence, or the like of something.

    public valuation of the importance of education.


valuation British  
/ ˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of valuing, esp a formal assessment of the worth of property, jewellery, etc

  2. the price arrived at by the process of valuing

    the valuation of this property is considerable

    I set a high valuation on technical ability

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • prevaluation noun
  • self-valuation noun
  • valuational adjective
  • valuationally adverb

Etymology

Origin of valuation

1520–30; value + -ation; compare Middle French valuation

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Example Sentences

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New buyers are taxed at much higher current market valuations.

From The Wall Street Journal

In turn, the stock’s valuation is now more compelling.

From MarketWatch

Anthropic is fresh off of a new funding round that puts the startup’s valuation at $380 billion.

From MarketWatch

Last year, Soho House went private, selling itself to a group of investors including Apollo Global Management and actor Ashton Kutcher, who also joined its board of directors, at a $2.7-billion valuation.

From Los Angeles Times

While valuation and volatility differ from traditional primes, the software layer most closely resembles true subscription economy within defense budgets.

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