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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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2
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final auction bid was still less than the minimum valuation that we had specified as acceptable, so the painting was withdrawn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
SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $40 billion in OpenAI at a valuation of $300 billion, Reuters reported in January.
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Gnaneshwar Rajan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Goldman Sachs has estimated that the global creator market includes more than 50 million people, with a valuation that could reach half a trillion dollars by 2027.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Heck thinks the current valuation of the club is north of £1 billion ($1.27 billion).
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Oatly (Sweden, $10 billion IPO valuation), which popularized oat milk worldwide, and Unity Technologies (Denmark, $13.6 billion valuation), whose game engine powers some of the world’s most popular games.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Gnaneshwar Rajan, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Goldman Sachs has estimated that the global creator market includes more than 50 million people, with a valuation that could reach half a trillion dollars by 2027.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Heck thinks the current valuation of the club is north of £1 billion ($1.27 billion).
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Oatly (Sweden, $10 billion IPO valuation), which popularized oat milk worldwide, and Unity Technologies (Denmark, $13.6 billion valuation), whose game engine powers some of the world’s most popular games.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuation
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Make No Assumptions Sellers should not assume that a high list price will automatically be validated by an appraisal.—
John Walkup,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Or maybe the appraisal comes in too low, forcing the seller to lower their price or the buyer to come up with more money.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Relative humidity values will drop to 12 to 18 percent with wind speeds 5 to 10 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Mar. 2025
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These whiskies are outstanding and at less that $60, represent exceptional value.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Menendez brothers 'risk assessment' ordered by Newsom ahead of resentencing hearing.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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These participants, ranging from 20 to 27 years old, represented the top talent from their respective countries after a rigorous selection process involving pre-boot camp assessments in each country.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Scientists estimate a garbage truck's worth of plastic waste enters the oceans every minute, where large debris threatens fish, sea turtles and marine mammals with entanglement and smaller plastics enter the ocean food web.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Canada will be implementing 25% tariffs against $155 billion worth of American goods, starting with tariffs on $30 billion worth immediately, and the remaining $125 billion in 21 days.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank’s estimates for economic growth in the first quarter of 2025 were also revised on Friday to project a decline of 1.5%, rather than growth of 2.3%.—
John Towfighi,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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The initial estimate of the program's cost for adults aged 55 to 64 was $58.4 million but ended up costing the state $223.1 million, or 282 percent more.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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With the clock ticking toward noon PT on Friday, there remains a material disagreement between the two sides on price.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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If the domestic dairy industry gets only a little more milk than traders were expecting, prices drop as a result, Nicholson says.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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This process then informs the creation of tasks for formative evaluation, where task analysis can be used to assess and refine the device's usability.—
Aishwarya Suresh,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Those on a pay-for-performance plan with a highly effective evaluation will get a 3.45% raise, while those with an effective rating get a 2.59% increase.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2025
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Time estimation is largely based on past experience.—
Mark Settle,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The current call for proposals will only cover the earliest phases of development, such as a requirements evaluation, cost estimation review, and a feasibility meeting.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valuation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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