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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Before looking at second-quarter estimates for the largest U.S. banks, let’s consider their relative valuation as a group.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Gus has the highest pre-sale valuation at $30m.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
A U.S. debut could help narrow the firm’s valuation discount, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Analysts say the U.S. listing will help SK Hynix narrow its valuation gap with U.S. rival Micron Technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
Geopolitical uncertainty and investor scrutiny of valuations and post-listing performances are likely to influence the success of IPO launches, Tay says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Let’s look at forward P/E ratios to see how those compare with five-year average valuations.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Despite reliable attendance and rising team valuations, the league faces structural and financial hurdles that keep it stuck behind other U.S. sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The breathtaking $26.5 billion listing by SK provided some much-needed affirmation to investors that the AI boom remains on course, despite lingering worries about extended valuations and eye-watering capital spending.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
He was also instructed to receive the products of the country in payment of rents at certain fixed valuations, among which cotton was priced at three and one-half pence per pound.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
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