1
as in appraisal
the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something
my valuation of your musical talent has nothing to do with our friendship
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as in value
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
the final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge
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Recent Examples of valuation
In February, Reuters reported the startup’s potential $1.5 billion funding round would put it at a valuation near $40 billion.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The history of the semiconductor industry, which is notorious for its boom-to-bust cycles, is helping to keep a lid on Nvidia’s valuation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Microsoft, for example, became the second company to reach a $4 trillion valuation last month.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The history of the semiconductor industry, which is notorious for its boom-to-bust cycles, is helping to keep a lid on Nvidia’s valuation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Microsoft, for example, became the second company to reach a $4 trillion valuation last month.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
Noun
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But for high-value artwork, jewelry and the like, appraisals matter.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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An eye-catching deadline day move for Benfica midfielder Florentino Luis was not enough to change Burnley’s appraisal as favorites to go straight back down.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Which enterprise strategies will unlock the most value as organizations race to move from experimentation to full-scale adoption?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was also plenty of fluff, not really containing enough nutritional value to be called word salad.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The assessment was first reported by the Washington Post.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Defensive assessment The Horned Frogs’ defense did what it was supposed to most of the night against Abilene Christian, but the performance still left something to be desired.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Machado took multiple weeks’ worth of swings yesterday afternoon, his third day in a row of an extended early batting practice session on the field with hitting coach Victor Rodriguez.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oracle's stock surge has pushed co-founder Larry Ellison's net worth higher by tens of billions of dollars the last two days and puts him ahead of Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the richest person in the world.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The sale far surpassed the sale estimate, which predicted the item would go for between $8,000 and $16,000.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Citi cut its 2026 sales estimate for Nvidia by $12 billion and, in turn, its price target on the stock, directly citing Broadcom's comments last week about rising demand for its custom AI chip services.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each percentage point decrease in a mortgage rate can save thousands or tens of thousands in additional cost each year, depending on the price of the house, according to Rocket Mortgage.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But beef prices soared — up 24% over five years — as drought has thinned herds and production costs have soared.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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On July 28, a judge ordered Brown to get a forensic evaluation after Brown’s public defender questioned Brown’s capacity in a motion.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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These graphs not only support debugging but also inform model evaluation, versioning and agent performance monitoring.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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