valuation

[ val-yoo-ey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.

  2. an estimated value or worth.

  1. the awareness or acknowledgment of the quality, nature, excellence, or the like of something: public valuation of the importance of education.

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Origin of valuation

1
1520–30; value + -ation; compare Middle French valuation

Other words from valuation

  • val·u·a·tion·al, adjective
  • val·u·a·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • pre·val·u·a·tion, noun
  • self-val·u·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for valuation

valuation

/ (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

Derived forms of valuation

  • valuational, adjective
  • valuationally, adverb

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