valuations

plural of valuation
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as in values
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn

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Recent Examples of valuations Space startup activity has been growing for years, with new companies hitting unicorn valuations at a pace that would have seemed absurd five years ago. Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026 Toast is well positioned to bounce back following its first-half underperformance this year, giving investors the opportunity to buy the stock at cheap valuations, according to Goldman Sachs. Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 July 2026 Future negotiations will reveal whether Briere significantly skewed the NHL’s valuations of young talent by offering more than nearly all observers thought Carlsson could get. Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Investors reward top players with premium valuations due to their exceptional structural profitability, operational efficiency and capacity to absorb market share during industry shakeups. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Moynihan’s management team also took note of investors’ willingness to back such companies at valuations that weren’t tethered to their underlying earnings, adding to their level of confidence. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The flip side—and a potential cause for concern—is that this is bigger than startup valuations. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
Noun
  • The mortgage process includes origination, application and underwriting fees, as well as charges for appraisals, title insurance, attorneys and other closing costs.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • The company tied much of the decline to re-appraisals of certain farms.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • As temperatures rise, heat index values could approach the upper 90s.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
  • The goal is to help people think through values, preferences, lifestyle, and relationship goals before beginning conversations.
    Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Montreal was one of the cities that pulled out of the process after balking at increasing cost estimates.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • These estimates determine their eligibility for premium subsidies — and some people, especially those with volatile incomes, may guess wrong, Cox said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The government sets prices One basic reason why doctors earn a lot is that medical care costs a lot, researchers say.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Shop these Fourth of July deals now — prices start at just $8.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • Medical consultants and therapists provide cardio and nutritional assessments, deep-tissue massages, facials, and gynecological examinations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • Over the next several weeks, Katalyst will perform checkout procedures for Link, including assessments of its propulsion, sensor, and navigation systems.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Teams have less information on them, and have to project further into the future on evaluations, compared to their college counterparts.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The agreement also requires mental health evaluations and bars Welsch from contacting Demuth.
    Lauren Breunig, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • And yet he’s built a collection that, by some estimations, ranks among the top in the country, homing in on grade-A examples of American masters—Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, and with a particular focus on Basquiat.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026

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