1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

valuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of valuate
as in estimates
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuates
  1. estimates
  2. values
  3. assesses
Verb
  • The free cash flow generated over the past year alone is enough to repurchase 8% to 10% of shares outstanding, BofA estimates.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia Power estimates this system will deliver 900 million dollars in net savings for ordinary customers over the working life of the reactors.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of estimates
Verb
  • The deal values the Caribbean resort chain at $6 billion and is expected to boost growth for both companies, according to CNBC.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If an organization truly values the voice of the customer, then the leaders closest to that voice need to be part of the conversations shaping business direction.
    — Alexi Hatch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of values
Verb
  • For its part, McDonald's lets franchisees set their own prices, but the company assesses how operators' menu prices help deliver value.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Bluesign assesses chemical inputs, material traceability, resource use, emissions, wastewater and worker safety, among other areas.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of assesses
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

valuated
valuates
valuating
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Valuates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuates. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of epistemic

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of the words cracker fly and sale arranged in a triangle with the word fire in the middle
Triple Play Quiz Find the word that pairs with each of the three g...
See All