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as in appraisals
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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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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
McKinnon was a billionaire in 2021 and 2022 thanks to a surge in software stocks during the time, but saw his fortune tumble as part of a broad selloff that erased billions of dollars from technology valuations.
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Kirk Ogunrinde,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The demand to own sports teams has skyrocketed in recent years as valuations for the biggest sports — the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL — have soared.
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Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The flip side—and a potential cause for concern—is that this is bigger than startup valuations.
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Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
Here’s why Jackson County has been taken to court over property valuations, and what both residents and taxing jurisdictions hope to gain through the legal process.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Kirk Ogunrinde,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The demand to own sports teams has skyrocketed in recent years as valuations for the biggest sports — the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL — have soared.
—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
2 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
Here’s why Jackson County has been taken to court over property valuations, and what both residents and taxing jurisdictions hope to gain through the legal process.
—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuations
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The company tied much of the decline to re-appraisals of certain farms.
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Levine Cava rejected that, responding that appraisals had the land worth close to $200 million.
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The values imparted to me throughout my public school education — equal opportunity, impartial justice, respect for expertise, basic honesty — have been abandoned by a new breed of politician that has turned governance itself into a blood sport.
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Companies with larger market cap values, such as the top 25 listed below, generally tend to by more stable, while smaller companies can offer higher volatility, but greater growth potential.
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An economist that the city hired estimates that the tax increase will add $500 to $650 annually in taxes for the average family of four, despite the sales tax not being applied to groceries or medical supplies.
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Medi-Cal coverage of immigrants without legal status costs the state roughly $10 billion a year, according to California’s nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, more than double the initial estimates.
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Also boosting demand and driving ticket prices for Saturday’s game is the fact that 41-year-old superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 669 million Instagram followers, is captain of the Portuguese team and has said this World Cup will be his last, making each appearance a high-profile event.
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Falling birth rates, behavioral changes, high car prices and a growing array of alternatives could drive sales down by more than 2 million units by 2040, according to their analysis.
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Miami-Dade is doing somewhat better than the state as a whole on these assessments, and Baker’s own analyses confirm that.
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Investors are advised to consider Berkshire's unique resources and apply personal risk assessments when evaluating these picks.
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During the temporary closure, multiple third-party entities conducted comprehensive evaluations of center operations, including biomedical equipment reviews and water quality testing.
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Some of those evaluations will be classified while others can be standardized by scientists for open international use.
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Newsom and the analysts sometimes differ in their estimations.
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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.
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“Valuations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuations. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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