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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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
The term bubble usually refers to a period of inflated stock prices or valuations of companies that have disconnected from the fundamentals of a business.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams are joined by Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico‘s valuations expert, to discuss his latest NHL valuations.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Tesla, the electric carmaker that remains central to Musk’s fortune, currently carries a market valuation of over a whopping trillion dollars.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Perry's son, Griffin, owns about 23 percent of Fermi common stock and stands to make even more on the IPO.
Fermi, which was only founded in January, is targeting such a high valuation as the boom in AI leads to a surge in interest for the data centers needed to power the technology.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams are joined by Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico‘s valuations expert, to discuss his latest NHL valuations.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Tesla, the electric carmaker that remains central to Musk’s fortune, currently carries a market valuation of over a whopping trillion dollars.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Perry's son, Griffin, owns about 23 percent of Fermi common stock and stands to make even more on the IPO.
Fermi, which was only founded in January, is targeting such a high valuation as the boom in AI leads to a surge in interest for the data centers needed to power the technology.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
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In their announcement, Syracuse cited a Goldman Sachs appraisal that has the creator economy approaching $500 billion by 2027.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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This involves forcing carriers to issue appraisal provisions, a process which was made mandatory in the Lone Star State as of September 1 under Senate Bill 458, a legislation filed without Governor Greg Abbott’s signature this summer.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The company decreased total water use across its operations and value chain by 32 percent from its fiscal 2020 baseline.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stewardship speaking, the organization’s total water usage, across its operations and value chain, dropped 32 percent against the 2020 baseline—some 12 percent above and beyond the 20 percent reduction goal.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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According to figures from a housing assessment released this April, the median house value in Fayetteville has grown 275% in the last two decades, and the median gross rent has increased 78%.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Yet once someone had suggested the inherent instability in a relationship between writers, there seemed to be no way to defuse the assessment.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Moyes’ decision to replace Barry and Dibling, over £60m worth of signings, at half-time was an admission of that.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Along with taking about $5,000 worth of items, the suspects are accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to the store.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Here’s the good news before diving into the bad, and that’s this movie at a net $50M production cost with tax credits from Vancouver and New Mexico won’t lose much, estimates being in the $10M-$15M range.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Still, critics say the sheer number of clinics — some estimates put it at 5,000 in Istanbul alone — makes enforcement difficult.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Supplies are limited, and at this price, codes won’t last long.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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She's paid a very high price already.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Advocates for the programs say expanding opportunities and ensuring a holistic evaluation is critical for ensuring no group is left behind.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
8 Oct. 2025
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Officials said paramedics eventually transported the woman to a medical facility for evaluation, according to the Herald.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shane Hubbard, a UW-Madison research scientist specializing in damage and loss estimation from disasters, said that misunderstandings of what type of insurance offers the most protection result in homeowners being left with hefty bills and little government assistance.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Much of this risk to hospitals is not captured by flood maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which have served as the nation’s de facto tool for flood estimation for half a century, despite being incomplete and sometimes decades out of date.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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