valuation
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
an expert's opinion on how much a house, a business, or an object is worth.
the estimation of the market value of a physical or financial asset, typically performed by a professional appraiser.
Simple“The bank sent an expert to give the house a formal valuation before approving the loan.”
In context“The independent valuation of the property came in significantly lower than the asking price, leading the buyers to renegotiate their initial offer.”
UsageOften used with the verbs 'give', 'provide', or 'carry out'.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
the total value of a company, often used when someone wants to buy it.
the calculated worth of a business entity, often based on its assets, earnings, and market potential.
Simple“The tech startup reached a one-billion-dollar valuation after the latest round of funding.”
In context“Analysts struggled to justify the company's astronomical valuation given its lack of a clear path toward sustainable profitability.”
Teacher's tipIn business contexts, 'valuation' is more common than 'value' when discussing the formal calculation of a company's worth.
Synonymsmarket valuecapitalization - 03 C2 Proficiency
the act of deciding if a statement is true or false in a logical system.
the assignment of truth values to propositional variables within a formal logical system.
Simple“In this logic puzzle, every valuation must result in either true or false.”
In context“The professor demonstrated how a specific valuation of the variables could satisfy the entire set of logical constraints within the formula.”
Synonyms
“His representatives later held talks with Manchester City , but no offer was made to meet Chelsea 's £120m valuation before Friday's 17:00 BST deadline.”
“The article showed that "Wondermind had no plan for its future - much less a plan for achieving a multi-billion dollar valuation," the lawsuit claims.”
From Middle French valuation, noun of action from valuer, from Old French valoir.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.