valuate

[val-yoo-eyt]

verb (used with object), val·u·at·ed, val·u·at·ing.

to set a value on; appraise.

Origin of valuate

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from valuation

Related formsval·u·a·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for valuator

Historical Examples of valuator

Mr. J. M. Green, contractor, was valuator on behalf of the County.
The Court Houses of a Century
Kenneth W. McKay
The first point that a valuator should inquire into, is the age of the forest land on which a plantation has been formed.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore
Robert H. Elliot
However great and inexplicable these differences may be, it is not the business of the valuator of a manure to discuss them.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry
Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for valuator

valuator

noun

a person who estimates the value of objects, paintings, etc; appraiser

valuate

verb

US another word for value (def. 10), value (def. 12), evaluate

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