valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 
1
: the act or process of valuing
specifically
: appraisal of property
2
: the estimated or determined market value of a thing
3
: judgment or appreciation of worth or character
valuationally
adverb
Examples of valuation in a Sentence
The total included a valuation of the company's assets.
The company was acquired at a high valuation.
Home valuations are at an all-time high.
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Rosen, who is back with the Lakers after Walter purchased the team for a $10-billion valuation, was asked about Johnson’s role with the Lakers and how he would be involved with Rob Pelinka, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Loop Capital sees more monetization opportunities ahead for Reddit even as the stock trades at an attractive valuation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Anthropic was recently valued at $380 billion, while OpenAI is raising money at a valuation of more than $850 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the late 1990s, SoftBank almost bought a 30% stake in Amazon for $100 million but backed out as Jeff Bezos believed his company was worth 16% more than Son’s valuation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Loop Capital sees more monetization opportunities ahead for Reddit even as the stock trades at an attractive valuation.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
Anthropic was recently valued at $380 billion, while OpenAI is raising money at a valuation of more than $850 billion.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
In the late 1990s, SoftBank almost bought a 30% stake in Amazon for $100 million but backed out as Jeff Bezos believed his company was worth 16% more than Son’s valuation.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valuation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
: the value placed on something
Legal Definition
valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yu̇-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or process of valuing
actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of a state pension fund
specifically
: appraisal of property
valuation of marital property is a factual finding that will not be upset unless clearly erroneous —Jensen v. Jensen, 458 N.W.2d 391 (1990)
Jensen v. Jensen, 458 N.W.2d 391 (1990) 2
: the estimated or determined value (as market value) of a thing
the total assessed valuation of property in the district
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