overvalue
Americanverb (used with object)
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overvalues,
present (3rd person singular)
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overvalued,
past participle, past
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overvaluing
present participle
Other Word Forms
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Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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overvaluesimple
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overvaluessimple
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have overvaluedperfect
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has overvaluedperfect
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am overvaluingprogressive
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are overvaluingprogressive
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is overvaluingprogressive
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have been overvaluingperfect progressive
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has been overvaluingperfect progressive
Past
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overvaluedsimple
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had overvaluedperfect
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was overvaluingprogressive
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were overvaluingprogressive
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had been overvaluingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of overvalue
Example Sentences
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Behavioral-finance experts say this stems from the “endowment effect”: a psychological bias where we overvalue what we already own and confuse familiarity with financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Casual bettors are taking bigger risks than they realize, in part because of a phenomenon called “long shot bias,” in which bettors, driven by excitement, overvalue unlikely events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Purplebricks told us price reductions were once a target for rewarding staff, but that is no longer the case, and it does not overvalue properties to win instructions.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
People tend to overvalue the tax break now versus the long-term consequences of a smaller benefit later, she says.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
They’re also more likely to remember true “predictions,” overvalue coincidences, and ignore everything else.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
I treat many adults who have severe eating disorders partly as a result of growing up in a society that overvalues thinness, promotes dieting for weight loss, and shames people who are overweight or obese.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Data shows the draft value chart developed by Johnson in the early 1990s — which assigns each pick numerical value and is still used leaguewide — overvalues the top 50 picks and undervalues the rest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2020
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, who supports tax relief, guessed that public frustration about overvalues, by itself, caused a 5% to 10% boost for Eyman’s measure.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2019
One person overvalues himself while, at the same time, devaluing the contributions of others.
From Inc ● Apr. 10, 2013
He undervalues the present; he overvalues the future.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
Fitch also ranked all 50 U.S. states in terms of which are most overvalued.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Conversely, when a stock stays lower despite increased trading volume, it can be a sign that institutions see a stock as overvalued and are eager to sell even as demand remains strong from other investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The bad news: It’s just as historically overvalued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
These statistics suggest that the small- and midcap sectors of the stock market are significantly more overvalued than the large-cap sector.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission later said that those figures were “false and misleading,” in part because the sale price for the headquarters had been overvalued by as much as $40 million.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Discovery is overvaluing the global networks business, which is not included in the deal with Netflix, and believes the business may be worth nothing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Instead, those who are most likely to evade detection are the people trying to hide their income in tax shelters, shifting their profits overseas, exaggerating their business deductions, or overvaluing their charitable donations.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2025
Despite this, British stocks are much cheaper than American stocks relative to their earnings, and Mr Mould suggested investors may be overvaluing US companies and undervaluing UK ones.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2024
It's not just about overvaluing exercise; it's about not always being realistic about food.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2024
And yet he never fell into the mistake of overvaluing what he valued so highly.
From Among My Books First Series by James Russell Lowell
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