Noun
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 dictionaryIt'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