valuate

[ val-yoo-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, val·u·at·ed, val·u·at·ing.

1. to set a value on; appraise.

valuate

/ ˈvæljʊˌeɪt /

verb

1. another word for value value evaluate

Other Words From

• valu·ator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of valuate¹

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from valuation

Example Sentences

Critics of the plan say it will force billionaires to retreat from the stock market, where valuating assets is easier, and into more opaque markets such as real estate and art.

From Reuters

This is something boys learn early and, for years, maybe even a lifetime, it comes to define how they valuate each other and themselves.

From Time

Payments company Square Inc. disclosed in its IPO filing last week that a $150 million funding round valuating it at $6 billion last fall came with potentially onerous restrictions.

From Wall Street Journal

“But as an in-house sommelier, I’m curating and valuating private wine cellars, providing advice on what to buy, what to sell, when to drink and what to drink them with,” he noted.

From Forbes

He contacted art appraisers from Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams, and had them valuate “a very short list” of works the museum had purchased over the years.

From New York Times