VALUATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An appraisal of the value of something

Example:

he set a high valuation on friendship

Synonyms:

evaluation; rating; valuation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("valuation" is a kind of...):

appraisal; assessment (the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "valuation"):

overvaluation (too high a value or price assigned to something)

undervaluation (too low a value or price assigned to something)

pricing (the evaluation of something in terms of its price)

reevaluation (the evaluation of something a second time (or more))

grade; mark; score (a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance))

bond rating (an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default)

Derivation:

valuate (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of)

Meaning:

Assessed price

Example:

the valuation of this property is much too high

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("valuation" is a kind of...):

damage; price; terms (the amount of money needed to purchase something)