valuate

[ val-yoo-eyt ]

/ ˈvæl yuˌeɪt /

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

to set a value on; appraise.

Nearby words

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

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

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
Mr. J. M. Green, contractor, was valuator on behalf of the County.
The Court Houses of a Century|Kenneth W. McKay
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 (1 of 2)

valuator

/ (ˈvæljʊˌeɪtə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for valuator (2 of 2)

valuate

/ (ˈvæljʊˌeɪt) /

verb

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

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