overvalue

[oh-ver-val-yoo]

verb (used with object)

overvalued, overvaluing 

1. to value too highly; put too high a value on.

   They should be careful not to overvalue the property.

Other Word Forms

• overvaluation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overvalue¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + value

Example Sentences

Some investors worry that AI stocks have become overvalued, especially given companies’ increasingly aggressive spending plans.

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Chief executive Jensen Huang dismissed concerns that AI companies are overvalued.

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The chip-maker's quarterly report garnered even more attention than usual on Wall Street amid mounting concern that AI stocks are overvalued.

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The investor known as the “bond king” is warning that most financial assets are “overvalued” and urging investors to diversify away from U.S. markets and set aside more cash.

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You consistently pump some of the most overvalued stocks in the market.

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