valuation
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the act of valuing, esp a formal assessment of the worth of property, jewellery, etc
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the price arrived at by the process of valuing
the valuation of this property is considerable
I set a high valuation on technical ability
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The process of figuring out exactly how much something is worth is known as valuation. Before you sell your old Pokemon cards, you should take them to an expert for a valuation. Whenever you determine the monetary value of something, that's valuation. However, you're most likely to come across this word in the context of banking or finance. The valuation of a company affects whether or not investors are interested in it, and the valuation of stocks determines how much a stockholder makes when she sells them. Valuation shares a root with value, from the Latin root valere, "be strong, be worth."
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Some Anthropic investors have reportedly been discussing a potentially lower $1.5 trillion valuation for the AI company, down from $2 trillion, amid worries about a revenue slowdown.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The analyst tells clients in a note that Netwealth still offers robust EPS growth, strong fundamentals and opportunity tailwinds at an attractive valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
According to a Thursday Reuters report, some investors are now discussing a $1.5 trillion valuation for Anthropic, down from a $2 trillion target valuation previously.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The Claude developer’s revenue is growing fast—but perhaps not fast enough for a company targeting a $2 trillion valuation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Of his niece he did not think at all, nor of the arbitrary valuation of the money.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
A pullback in AI-related investment or asset valuations would likely be disproportionately painful for Asia, according to the IMF.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A sudden surge in rates can force investors to rapidly mark down stock valuations.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The global tech sector has been slowly recovering from a summer rout that wiped trillions off markets amid concerns about elevated stock valuations and when firms would see returns on their vast investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Korean equities are also trading at very low valuations with Samsung’s price-to-earnings multiple for 2027 standing at just 3.5 times according to FactSet, while SK Hynix is 3.3 times.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Secularism is the reaction against dogmatism, but secularism still accepts the views of the dogmatist on religion; for it is upon the dogmatist's valuations and definitions that the secularist rejects religion as worthless.
From English Secularism A Confession Of Belief by George Jacob Holyoake
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