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overvaluation

  • a word derived from overvalue.
    overvalue
    verb (used with object)
    to value too highly; put too high a value on.

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Notice that my argument has nothing to do with the stock market’s extreme overvaluation, because of which stocks are destined to produce below-average returns over the next decade or two.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

That is a stark shift from the era of yen overvaluation 15 years ago, when a dollar was worth about 80 yen and a trip to the country was a painful expense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

It could soar on IPO days and remain aloft, despite what the numbers suggest will be a majestic overvaluation from the inception.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The regulator last month penalized the auditor of Infinity Q Capital Management over an alleged overvaluation scheme involving a private-fund.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

I believe that it comes down to us from the Greek sophist philosophy and errs as does the latter through the overvaluation of dialectics.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud