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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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
In February, Reuters reported the startup’s potential $1.5 billion funding round would put it at a valuation near $40 billion.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The history of the semiconductor industry, which is notorious for its boom-to-bust cycles, is helping to keep a lid on Nvidia’s valuation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Microsoft, for example, became the second company to reach a $4 trillion valuation last month.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
As reported by Bloomberg, in April 2024, Flip raised $144 million, part of a funding run that had brought the company's valuation to $1.05 billion, per the company.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The history of the semiconductor industry, which is notorious for its boom-to-bust cycles, is helping to keep a lid on Nvidia’s valuation.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Microsoft, for example, became the second company to reach a $4 trillion valuation last month.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
Noun
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But for high-value artwork, jewelry and the like, appraisals matter.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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An eye-catching deadline day move for Benfica midfielder Florentino Luis was not enough to change Burnley’s appraisal as favorites to go straight back down.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the club’s training ground in the Valdebebas district of the Spanish capital, both coaching staff and team-mates value the fact Ceballos can bring a style of play that is not so characteristic of the club’s other midfielders, more based on linking play.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The deal, brokered after a standoff between state and county officials resulting from a disagreement over whether to raise assessments this year, means homeowners will see a nearly 7% increase above their 2024 property valuation.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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As large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 exploded onto the scene, students and teaching assistants alike began questioning whether assessments ought to be handled differently.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Collectively their net worth soared 23% to a record level of $239 billion, in a year when the nation is celebrating its 60th anniversary.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For Georgia Southern, the trip to California – with a loss at Fresno State last week and a week’s worth of practices at the Dallas Cowboys’ training camp in Oxnard before Saturday’s appointment in the Coliseum – was a good test before the Eagles begin Sun Belt Conference play.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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The sale far surpassed the sale estimate, which predicted the item would go for between $8,000 and $16,000.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Citi cut its 2026 sales estimate for Nvidia by $12 billion and, in turn, its price target on the stock, directly citing Broadcom's comments last week about rising demand for its custom AI chip services.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Ewpjdk 4-Pack Garden Pruning Shears come with four pruning shears for the price of one and are versatile enough to take on all kinds of fall pruning tasks, like harvesting, clipping, deadheading, and cutting off the final fruits of the season, before winter comes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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How much is Powerball lottery ticket price tonight?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boeing previously admitted that two of its 737 MAX flight technical pilots deceived the Federal Aviation Administration’s aircraft evaluation group about an aircraft part known as MCAS that affected the flight control system of the Boeing 737 MAX.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our comprehensive ranking methodology unfolds through four distinct phases of rigorous evaluation.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is not yet an estimation of how much money will be paid out.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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All factor into Chelsea’s estimations as outsiders for the title.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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