valuation

Noun

Meaning

The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.

Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the goods sold for more than their valuation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rate value amount cost account revaluation appraising charge Price measure figure respect opinion review measurement
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Antonyms

calculation computation exploitation compute contempt conserve
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Hypernyms

damage Price assessment appraisal

Hyponyms

mark score grade overvaluation pricing reevaluation

Phrases with the word

valuation account valuation reserve customer valuation environmental valuation over-valuation market valuation

Examples

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe. Henry James

It's simply to say that managers and investors alike must understand that accounting numbers is the beginning, not the end, of business valuation. Warren Buffett

Valuation is vague and arbitrary, when there is no assurance that it will be generally acquiesced in by others. Jean-Baptiste Say

Tell me what a person finds sexually attractive and I will tell you their entire philosophy of life. Show me the person they sleep with and I will tell you their valuation of themselves. Ayn Rand

As every bookie knows instinctively, a number such as reliability - a qualitative rather than a quantitative measure - is needed to make the valuation of information practically useful. Hans Christian von Baeyer

Man rarely places a proper valuation upon his womankind, at least not until deprived of them. Jack London

Close letter words and terms

valuables valuably valuate valuation account valuation function valuation reserve