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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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 Startups like Anduril have scaled to decacorn valuations without taking a dollar of traditional PE money, and may skip over Wall Street entirely on their paths to eventually go public. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Aston Martin was the fifth-most valuable Formula 1 team at $3 billion, according to Sportico’s most recent valuations from last November. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 This stark contrast in valuations and the differing perspectives between MLB and the Players Association are setting the stage for contentious negotiations, with a potential lockout looming. Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Those depressed valuations, interestingly, have not shown up in the exchange rate. Ian King, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Sportico released its latest NFL franchise valuations, which had America’s Team unsurprisingly retaining the top spot. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
Noun
  • Buyers handle appraisals, and listing a home early can strengthen offers.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The heirs have submitted appraisals valuing the painting at roughly $20 million when the lawsuit was filed in 2014.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • The son of a nurse and school caretaker, the values instilled in him by his parents and older brother were crucial to building a strong work ethic.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Employees, partners and clients see the values behind the business, not just the business itself.
    Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Campbell’s shares trade for around 12 times weak earnings estimates.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities initially said the number of children aboard was unknown because those below ticketing age were not included in passenger estimates.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Because growing the rice itself is not profitable, even with historic high prices for Japanese rice, the company supports the agricultural costs through side ventures including a restaurant and an ice cream brand launched this summer.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • And even if the goals are truly equal in the administration’s mind, including oil and gas prices at all — and not other items — is a notable shift.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The product is also presented with certifications and ergonomic assessments associated with BIFMA, SGS, TÜV, and IGR, supporting the brand's positioning as an ergonomic chair specialist.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Its more consequential proposal, however, is a new approach to calculating wool’s carbon footprint that produces dramatically lower results than conventional life-cycle assessments.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Family businesses can build in legal safeguards, such as mandatory retirement ages or mental capacity evaluations, according to Rahn.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers can now subject countermeasure systems to extreme forces without putting aircraft and aircrew into early-stage evaluations.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 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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