VALUATION Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

valuation

noun

ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of valuation

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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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 See the valuations placed on top technology corporations like Nvidia. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Any profit made on Ndiaye would surely be offset too by the largely staggering valuations clubs are placing on players. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 28 July 2026 The increase in Main Street Cupertino’s value suggests the property might achieve a higher assessed valuation in the future. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for valuation

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Noun

Some information can be gleaned from such appraisals, like what shape the recovered debris is in, what degree of temperatures they were exposed to.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026
Many measures, such as those in Louisiana, have yet to receive cost appraisals but are still projected to curb local government revenue streams.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of appraisal

Noun

While productivity - how much economic value workers produce per hour - has continued to grow dramatically, wages at the bottom of the income ladder have not kept pace.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
If the bottom of the outside linebacker room is determined by special teams value, then Tyrus Wheat will have an opportunity to crack the initial roster.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Definition of value

Noun

Questions involving fairness, accountability, values or meaning cannot be handed over to technology without changing the nature of the decision itself – from one of human judgment to algorithmic assessment.

— Pooya Tabesh, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Torrez's office alleges that CYFD didn't conduct proper risk assessments of the child's mother and instructed a minor to cross an international border on foot without an adult.

— MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of assessment

Noun

The train station hulked behind barbed wire, abandoned for years, both witness to and eight million bricks’ worth of evidence of Detroit's near-collapse.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Road to recovery Johnson has regained some movement, Ellis said, and there are still up to two weeks’ worth of rehab ahead.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Definition of worth

Noun

Analysts keep adjusting upward their estimates of what AI hyperscalers will spend on capex in the future, and that increased spend is driving down free cash flow estimates.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Although scarce documentation has left a wide range of estimates, as many as 2 million people are said to have been slaughtered in communal massacres during this exodus.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of estimate

Noun

ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two biggest US oil companies, reported gangbusters profits on Friday driven by the spike in global oil prices unleashed by the US-Iran war.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of price

Noun

In Kirke’s estimation, apparel shouldn’t be caught up in the maelstrom brewing between Washington and Ottowa over exports like steel, automotives, dairy or alcohol.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
No commissioner is ever all that popular, but Manfred has enjoyed a bit of a glow-up in fan estimation recently.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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