as in valuing
to place too high a value on
some people overvalue material things
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Recent Examples of overvaluing
The Muddy Waters report also alleges that SoFi has been assigning the wrong discount rate to its student loan portfolio—essentially overvaluing it—as well as understating its exposure to loans in default.
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Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Another common mistake is overvaluing volume.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Another common mistake is overvaluing volume.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overvaluing
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Anthropic on Thursday announced a new funding round valuing it at $965 billion, surpassing rival OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI startup.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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Last October, the company raised a $900 million Series E funding round, valuing it at $11 billion.—
Ian Thomas,
CNBC,
28 May 2026
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First off, thanks for overestimating me.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Dev’s capacity for overestimating the appeal of his ideas and projects continues to astound me.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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The rise of the K-shape Stock market rallies and appreciating home values tend to buoy high-earner households, which disproportionately own such assets, and leave lower-income households behind.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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Companies overworking and under appreciating their employees will experience a revolving door of employees, exiting to look elsewhere for a better work-life balance.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Overvaluing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overvaluing. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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