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valuation

Phoneticsval·u·a·tion

US/væɫjuˈeɪʃən/

UK/vˌæljuːˈeɪʃən/

Definitions

01financial worth

B2

n. an expert's opinion on how much a house, a business, or an object is worth.

n. the estimation of the market value of a physical or financial asset, typically performed by a professional appraiser.

“The bank sent an expert to give the house a formal valuation before approving the loan.”

“The independent valuation of the property came in significantly lower than the asking price, leading the buyers to renegotiate their initial offer.”

Usage

Often used with the verbs 'give', 'provide', or 'carry out'.

02company value

C1 · Computing

n. the total value of a company, often used when someone wants to buy it.

n. the calculated worth of a business entity, often based on its assets, earnings, and market potential.

“The tech startup reached a one-billion-dollar valuation after the latest round of funding.”

“Analysts struggled to justify the company's astronomical valuation given its lack of a clear path toward sustainable profitability.”

Academic · Technical

Teaching tip

In business contexts, 'valuation' is more common than 'value' when discussing the formal calculation of a company's worth.

Synonyms

market valuecapitalization

03logic and truth

C2 · Math

n. the act of deciding if a statement is true or false in a logical system.

n. the assignment of truth values to propositional variables within a formal logical system.

“In this logic puzzle, every valuation must result in either true or false.”

“The professor demonstrated how a specific valuation of the variables could satisfy the entire set of logical constraints within the formula.”

Academic · Technical

Synonyms

Real-World Examples

“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.”
BBC News · 15 Aug 2026
“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.”
BBC News · 14 Aug 2026

Etymology

From Middle French valuation, noun of action from valuer, from Old French valoir.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

Domains

FinanceLogic

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Level
C1 · Advanced
Frequency
Frequent
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