overvalue

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to regard a person, quality, prospect, or contribution as more important or beneficial than it really is

   Investors often overvalue recent performance when judging a fund.

2. 2
   verb

   to assign a monetary price or valuation higher than the true or fair value

   The seller had overvalued the warehouse by nearly a million dollars.

Formed from over-, 'excessively or too highly,' + value. It can describe an error of judgment about importance or usefulness as well as a specifically financial valuation set above a fair price.

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