1
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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2
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
Property tax debacle White contends that he’s been unfairly scapegoated for county disputes including over federal funding allocations, residential and commercial property valuations and the 2025 budget freeze.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Its current valuation is $852,833, MCQ says.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
While renters in the city rejoiced, concerns have emerged that the freeze could depress real estate company valuations and scare off foreign investors.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Shares of Electronic Arts jumped 15% on Friday after a report that the company is finalizing a deal to go private at a $50 billion valuation.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
Its current valuation is $852,833, MCQ says.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
While renters in the city rejoiced, concerns have emerged that the freeze could depress real estate company valuations and scare off foreign investors.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Shares of Electronic Arts jumped 15% on Friday after a report that the company is finalizing a deal to go private at a $50 billion valuation.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
Noun
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The main reason for this drop, according to Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of global indicators at the Conference Board, is consumers’ appraisal of current job availability, which declined for the eight consecutive month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The city, at the behest of then-mayoral adviser Jay Goldstone, commissioned an appraisal from Colliers International for all of Horton’s office space, or what’s been described in public records as around 650,000 square feet of space.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last month, Terrogram’s co-leader from California pled guilty to federal charges of soliciting hate crimes and calling for the murder of government officials via a hit list of high-value targets.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The value of TikTok’s US assets had previously been pegged at anywhere between $20 billion and $100 billion, depending on whether the agreement included access to the app’s algorithm.—
Samantha Waldenberg,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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What is your assessment of the AI boom in China at the moment?—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Jones' assessments of the situation featured everything from benign, informational updates to suggesting Parsons could get hit by a car while discussing the implications of signing the 26-year-old star to a long-term deal.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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The buoyant stock market is propping up the net worth of the wealthy, fueling their own spending, which in turn has helped propel economic growth, Roach at LPL Financial said.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Gen Xers ages 45 to 54 had a median net worth of about $247,000 in 2022, according to the federal Survey of Consumer Finances.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Initial estimates predicted two to three years, and design work only began in December, the city said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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My rough estimate is that Gibson will likely be around 45-50, Talbot around 30 and the rest will be allocated to Cossa in a ramp-up to next season.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In March 2024, a 1,384-square-foot home on the 800 block of Stingray Terrace in Fremont sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,156.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tours, which have an admission price and last about an hour, are available.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Anyone with good donor support and a staff with great portal evaluation abilities can compete.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The success criteria for Mercor’s tasks are written by human experts, but the marking is done by AIs, which Mercor says agreed with human graders 89% of the time, helping to scale the evaluations.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Cadets are also taught advanced land navigation skills and associated tasks, which include mounted land navigation, range estimation, terrain analysis, and call for fire.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Roblox safety boss’ remarks come on the heels of the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s recently announced goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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