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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  1. valuing
  2. estimating
  3. assessing
Verb
  • In June 2025, the Buss family agreed to sell its controlling interest in the Lakers to Walter in a deal valuing the franchise at $10 billion.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Psychological safety, for him, means valuing contributions and fostering engagement, not eliminating accountability.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of valuing
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  • While research falls short on estimating how many faces a person sees in a day in 2026, researchers estimated a decade ago that 95 million photos and videos were posted to Instagram each day.
    — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Its retirement toolkit includes calculators for estimating monthly retirement income, comparing the tax impact of different withdrawal strategies and evaluating Roth conversions.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of estimating
Verb
  • For homebuyers, assessing HVAC filtration and inquiring about past smoke exposure and remediation are vital.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Residents and emergency crews across Hawaii were assessing damage and clearing debris on Monday as Tropical Storm Lala moved away from the islands after leaving widespread power outages and flooding in its wake.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
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“Valuating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuating. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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