valuating

verb

present participle of valuate
as in valuing
to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuating
  1. valuing
  2. estimating
  3. assessing
Verb
  • The Kenvue takeover closed almost a year to the day that it was announced , valuing the company at almost $49 billion when including debt.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • On Friday, OPay had priced its American depositary shares at $19 each, the bottom of its target range, valuing the company at just over $4 billion.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of valuing
Verb
  • Fuentes has instructed his followers to withhold their votes, estimating that this bloc could add up to some 3% of the general election vote.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • This provides a unified approach to assessing the potential effects of genetic variants.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Pre-assessing how valuable your advice is or how well someone can handle the truth can make well-meaning feedback sound patronizing.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of assessing
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“Valuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuating. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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