valuation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /væljʊˈeɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /væljuːˈeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The process of estimating or determining the monetary value of something, such as property, a business, or an asset.; The estimated monetary worth of something as determined by a professional assessment.; An assessment or judgment of the worth, importance, or quality of something, not necessarily monetary.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: valuations

Collocations

property valuationvaluation reportmarket valuationvaluation of assetsindependent valuationvaluation method

Derivatives

valuevaluaterevaluationdevaluationovervaluationundervaluationvaluator

Synonyms

appraisalassessmentestimationevaluationpricing

Commonly confused

evaluation
EN: 'Evaluation' is a broader term for assessing quality or worth in any context; 'valuation' specifically refers to estimating monetary or financial worth.
value
EN: 'Value' is the worth itself; 'valuation' is the process or result of determining that worth.

Spelling tips

EN: Note that the 'u' from 'value' is retained before the '-ation' suffix: 'valu-ation', not 'valation'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company hired an independent firm to conduct a valuation of its real estate holdings.

  2. The startup received a valuation of two billion dollars after its latest funding round.

  3. His valuation of the painting's artistic significance differed greatly from that of other critics.