undervalue

[ uhn-der-val-yoo ]

verb (used with object)

, un·der·val·ued, un·der·val·u·ing.

1. to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.

   Synonyms: depreciate, underestimate, underrate

2. to diminish in value; make of less value.
3. to have insufficient regard or esteem for; hold too low an opinion of.

undervalue

/ ˌʌndəˈvæljuː /

verb

1. tr to value at too low a level or price

Derived Forms

• ˌunderˈvaluer, noun
• ˌunderˌvaluˈation, noun

Other Words From

• under·valu·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of undervalue¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; under- + value

Example Sentences

It’s the classic private equity move to juice profits on undervalued assets.

From Digiday

There are some upright and useful varieties of the native eastern red cedar, perhaps undervalued because of its weediness in the wild.

From Washington Post

Along with an undervalued currency, growth companies struggled to find attractive valuations on the local exchange.

From TechCrunch

Resilience is a quality that is much undervalued by our economic models generally around the world.

From Freakonomics

We also undervalue time because we don’t account for small losses of free time to the same extent as we account for small losses of money.

From Nautilus

No country can or should or is authorized to undervalue India.

From The Daily Beast

And even that those decisions will tend to undervalue the lives of people with Down's syndrom and other disabling conditions.

From The Daily Beast

In a way the film is a perfect parable about moviemakers who undervalue their ability to entertain.

From The Daily Beast

It was inevitable that Carver should undervalue moral suasion; a military man, he recognized only the arbitrament of brute force.

From Project Gutenberg

The world is sufficiently disposed to reproach the servants of the sanctuary; they should not undervalue each other.

From Project Gutenberg

The people are the carriers of a civilization that the world does not undervalue, of ideas that would be of great use to it.

From Project Gutenberg

The way to render human beings of any class despicable is to undervalue them; for disesteem will superinduce degeneracy.

From Project Gutenberg

The objections against this very probable view undervalue Ezra iv.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• despise
• underestimate
• underrate