undervalue
Americanverb (used with object)
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to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- Synonyms:
- depreciate, underestimate, underrate
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to have insufficient regard or esteem for; hold too low an opinion of.
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“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Khan is alleged to have asked a private firm to undervalue the jewellery set, before purchasing it back at a significantly reduced price.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
Discovery board said that it considered the Paramount bid to undervalue the company and that it believed the financing for the offer was on shakier ground than what Netflix had put up.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
But more broadly, Chahardovali said, much work remains to be done to ensure the media market doesn’t undervalue women’s sports.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Depreciate, de-prē′shi-āt, v.t. to lower the worth of: to undervalue: to disparage.—v.i. to fall in value.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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