valuation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ UK /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an estimation of the worth or monetary value of something

The surveyor's valuation of the property came in well above the asking price.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an estimation of the worth... appraisal assessment estimation evaluation pricing worth estimate

Word family

Related forms value valuate valuable evaluate

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Idioms (1)

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valuation gap
the difference between the price a seller believes something is worth and what a buyer will pay

Etymology

From Medieval Latin valuationem, from valuāre ('to value'), from Old French value, from valoir ('to be worth'), from Latin valēre ('to be worth').

valoir Old French valēre Latin

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# valuation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. an estimation of the worth or monetary value of something

## Examples
- The surveyor's valuation of the property came in well above the asking price.

## Synonyms
- appraisal
- assessment
- estimation
- evaluation
- pricing
- worth
- estimate

## Related Forms
- value
- valuate
- valuable
- evaluate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: valoir
- Root: valēre

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin valuationem, from valuāre ('to value'), from Old French value, from valoir ('to be worth'), from Latin valēre ('to be worth').

## AI Etymology
Valuation comes from Medieval Latin valuationem, from valuāre ('to value'), from Old French value, from valoir ('to be worth'), from Latin valēre ('to be worth'). The historical chain includes Old French valoir and Latin valēre. The quoted older senses, "to value" and "to be worth", supply the semantic anchors for valuation. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word valuation carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "an estimation of the worth or monetary value of something". Related English forms include value, valuate, valuable, and evaluate. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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