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as in appraisal
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 value
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn
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as in importance
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
the low valuation that society places on knowledge for the sake of knowledge
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Recent Examples of valuation
Goldman Sachs downgrades XPeng to neutral from buy Goldman downgraded the China EV company mainly on valuation.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
After Wanda disputed the valuation, the parties agreed to instruct an accountant to come to a mutually-agreeable figure.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The increase in net loss is primarily attributed to a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets of $25.1 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Netflix is making billions of dollars in profit, with a stock market valuation of $362 billion (significantly higher than Disney’s $206-billion market cap).
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
After Wanda disputed the valuation, the parties agreed to instruct an accountant to come to a mutually-agreeable figure.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The increase in net loss is primarily attributed to a full valuation allowance on deferred tax assets of $25.1 million.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Netflix is making billions of dollars in profit, with a stock market valuation of $362 billion (significantly higher than Disney’s $206-billion market cap).
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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Still, McCarthy acknowledged that the appraisal process could prove tricky when conducted by a deeply divided board that fails to come to a consensus about a superintendent’s performance.Richard Chumney, Connecticut Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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When reflecting on his visits, Finn lands on excessively generous appraisals of the state that tend to end with comparisons to other places.Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024
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While the team’s dropped one spot from 2023 (switching places with the Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers), the value rose by 35%.Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Ginori 1735 homeware brand upholds many of the values of timeless Italian beauty and is held near and dear by many global style setters today.Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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That being so, the AI age of warfare will be reduced primarily to an assessment not of an adversary’s capabilities but rather of its intentions and their strategic applications.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Cruz confirms Joe’s on the flight to Dallas with an apt assessment of their new lioness, as well as a promising new mission plan through which to funnel her instincts.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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According to Pham, in the first 8 months of 2024, Vietnam exported more than $72 million worth of watermelons, about $15 million more than all of 2023.Andrew Watman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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This is pretty much in line with the net worth of some other stars from recent Netflix Christmas movies, like Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2024
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The next Trump administration will potentially target between 11 and 14 million people and cost the U.S. upwards of $315 billion if fully realized, according to the council's estimates.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Shares are expected to rise 42% over the next year, according to Morgan Stanley’s estimates.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2024
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After the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 caused stock prices to drop, a group of financiers attempted to corner the copper market.Reco McCambry, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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However, many human resource experts have been working to rebrand these year-end evaluations.Sean Manning, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Francis had recently passed multiple health screenings, including heart and lung evaluations, according to the Associated Press.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The allowance for credit losses decreased to $21.4 million, reflecting updates to the loss estimation model.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Under the hood of generative AI, there is a whole bunch of statistical and probabilistic estimations going on, see my detailed explanation at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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