valuation

American  

[val-yoo-ey-shuhn] / ˌvæl yuˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.

2. an estimated value or worth.

3. the awareness or acknowledgment of the quality, nature, excellence, or the like of something.

   public valuation of the importance of education.

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valuation British  

/ ˌvæljʊˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of valuing, esp a formal assessment of the worth of property, jewellery, etc

2. the price arrived at by the process of valuing

   the valuation of this property is considerable

   I set a high valuation on technical ability

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Other Word Forms

• prevaluation noun
• self-valuation noun
• valuational adjective
• valuationally adverb

Etymology

Origin of valuation

1520–30; value + -ation; compare Middle French valuation

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Example Sentences

The company is expected to eye a listing as soon as this summer and to attempt to raise as much as $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Allbirds peaked at a $4 billion valuation when it went public in 2021, but sales plummeted not long after.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Prentiss is not the only analyst to point out Disney’s cheap valuation this week.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

That lack of clarity may justify a structural valuation discount that limits the upside in the stock and keeps it volatile going forward.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Of his niece he did not think at all, nor of the arbitrary valuation of the money.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Related Words

• assessment
• cost
• estimate