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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
Operating losses, management missteps — including a disastrous 2011 Super Bowl ad — and a rapid post-IPO decline in valuation led to the 2013 ouster of Mason as CEO.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In February, Reuters reported the startup’s potential $1.5 billion funding round would put it at a valuation near $40 billion.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Liverpool ranked fourth in ‘s soccer team valuations at $5.59 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In February, Reuters reported the startup’s potential $1.5 billion funding round would put it at a valuation near $40 billion.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Liverpool ranked fourth in ‘s soccer team valuations at $5.59 billion.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
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Worrying for France, Fitch's latest appraisal of France's credit-worthiness was the first of several rating reviews on the horizon.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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The building’s owners obtained an independent appraisal, which Denver Water paid for, and submitted it by the July deadline.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Which enterprise strategies will unlock the most value as organizations race to move from experimentation to full-scale adoption?—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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There was also plenty of fluff, not really containing enough nutritional value to be called word salad.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The assessment was first reported by the Washington Post.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Defensive assessment The Horned Frogs’ defense did what it was supposed to most of the night against Abilene Christian, but the performance still left something to be desired.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Sep. 2025
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Machado took multiple weeks’ worth of swings yesterday afternoon, his third day in a row of an extended early batting practice session on the field with hitting coach Victor Rodriguez.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Oracle's stock surge has pushed co-founder Larry Ellison's net worth higher by tens of billions of dollars the last two days and puts him ahead of Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the richest person in the world.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The number of facilities is significantly more than any previous estimate.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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This marks the lowest pond estimate since 2004.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Each percentage point decrease in a mortgage rate can save thousands or tens of thousands in additional cost each year, depending on the price of the house, according to Rocket Mortgage.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
13 Sep. 2025
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But beef prices soared — up 24% over five years — as drought has thinned herds and production costs have soared.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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On July 28, a judge ordered Brown to get a forensic evaluation after Brown’s public defender questioned Brown’s capacity in a motion.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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These graphs not only support debugging but also inform model evaluation, versioning and agent performance monitoring.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The wrongful death lawsuit comes amid the implementation of additional safety features on Roblox, and the company’s goal of expanding its age-estimation technology to all of its users by the end of the year.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers distributed email surveys to 80,000 licensed hunters and another 80,000 landowners in the subject states, and over 1,200 active conservation officers were also surveyed in an effort to get a comprehensive view of attitudes about and estimations of the prevalence of poaching.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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