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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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 Since the early 2010s, league-wide valuations also surged as teams secured richer national television contracts, expanded global audiences, signed lucrative sponsorship agreements, and benefitted from an influx of institutional investors. Joshua Hong, Fortune, 16 July 2026 Part of the bullish rationale is that these huge deals the companies are signing should reset their valuations. Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Sure, some small NFL stakes have sold at higher valuations, but those are in a different category. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
Noun
  • The benefits listed in official scientific and governmental appraisals of the water’s mineral content are nothing short of miraculous.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • These productions carry the highest budgets, biggest stars and most elaborate production values in American theater.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Forecast highs are expected to approach 100 degrees both days, and heat index values could climb well above that mark.
    The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • By some estimates, 1 megawatt of electricity is enough to power about 250 homes.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • The global market could hit almost $10 trillion by 2030, according to estimates from the Global Wellness Institute, a nonprofit that monitors wellness economy trends.
    Renée Onque, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Following the 2008 housing meltdown, private equity firms such as Blackstone bought thousands of single-family homes at bargain prices and turned them into rentals.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • There were early concerns people weren’t turning up for the event because of the high ticket prices and the difficulty of obtaining visas for citizens of some countries.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Current and former officials have spoken openly about their assessments that the Chinese government has obtained data on almost every American.
    Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Their standards include, but are not limited to testing water quality as well as soil assessments, machinery and harvest cleanliness rules and traceability and training requirements.
    Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • The company completed development of the system after a series of live-fire evaluations in operationally representative conditions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • Olathe’s new clinic can start evaluations within days, make a diagnosis, then start treatment within weeks.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 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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