valuation

[ val-yoo-ey-shuh n ]

/ ˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.

an estimated value or worth.

the awareness or acknowledgment of the quality, nature, excellence, or the like of something: public valuation of the importance of education.

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Words nearby valuation

valsalva, valsalva maneuver, valse, valuable, valuate, valuation, valuator, value, value added, value date, value fund

Origin of valuation

1520–30; value + -ation; compare Middle French valuation

OTHER WORDS FROM valuation

val·u·a·tion·al, adjectiveval·u·a·tion·al·ly, adverbpre·val·u·a·tion, nounself-val·u·a·tion, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for valuation

Last year, the company raised funding at a $2 billion valuation and shot down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook.
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The company, which has three employees, earned a valuation of $5-10 million.
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The company reported $2.4 billion in annual sales and could snatch a valuation as high as $5 billion.
Kanye West Is a Modern Michelangelo; Pippa Middleton Jokes About Her Bridesmaid Dress|The Fashion Beast Team|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That valuation of its stock gives it a market capitalization of over $20 billion.
Wall Street Hearts Tesla|William O’Connor|August 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And the company faces a long, hard slog to get back to its valuation of a year ago.
Is Sheryl Sandberg Leaning Out at Facebook?|Daniel Gross|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You are more of a connoisseur than I. I will leave it to your own valuation.
Samuel Brohl & Company|Victor Cherbuliez
A slave may, on the same process of valuation compel his master to transfer him to any person who will pay the money.
To Cuba and Back|Richard Henry Dana
The valuation must be duly set down in writing, and there is a certain fixed scale of charges for the appraiser's services.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
Land classifications were abolished, and annual income was rejected as a device of valuation.
Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 2 (of 14), 1899|Various
The jewelry market has fallen this last year, and Tom gave Kent a valuation of about $15,000.
Detectives, Inc.|William Heyliger

British Dictionary definitions for valuation

valuation

/ (ˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the act of valuing, esp a formal assessment of the worth of property, jewellery, etc

the price arrived at by the process of valuingthe valuation of this property is considerable; I set a high valuation on technical ability

Derived forms of valuation

valuational, adjectivevaluationally, adverb

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valuation

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