valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən 
1
: the act or process of valuing
specifically
: appraisal of property
2
: the estimated or determined market value of a thing
3
: judgment or appreciation of worth or character
valuationally
adverb
Examples of valuation in a Sentence
The total included a valuation of the company's assets.
The company was acquired at a high valuation.
Home valuations are at an all-time high.
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Heading into 2025, US stock valuations were already relatively expensive compared to the rest of the world, creating an incentive for investors to look for returns in different markets.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Start-Up Gold Rush Emerging companies such as Luma, Promise and Runway, on the larger end of a field of dozens of start-up players in AI entertainment, collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars, at valuations well into the billions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
Investors also periodically rotated out of tech and into value areas of the market due to worries of inflated valuations in the AI trade.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, equities have been lifted by investors pivoting away from the US stock market amid fears there of excessive valuations, and an over-exposure to the tech sector.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
Start-Up Gold Rush Emerging companies such as Luma, Promise and Runway, on the larger end of a field of dozens of start-up players in AI entertainment, collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars, at valuations well into the billions.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2026
Investors also periodically rotated out of tech and into value areas of the market due to worries of inflated valuations in the AI trade.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
Elsewhere, equities have been lifted by investors pivoting away from the US stock market amid fears there of excessive valuations, and an over-exposure to the tech sector.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for valuation
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“Valuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valuation. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yə-ˈwā-shən
: the value placed on something
Legal Definition
valuation
noun
val·u·a·tion
ˌval-yu̇-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or process of valuing
actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of a state pension fund
specifically
: appraisal of property
valuation of marital property is a factual finding that will not be upset unless clearly erroneous —Jensen v. Jensen, 458 N.W.2d 391 (1990)
Jensen v. Jensen, 458 N.W.2d 391 (1990) 2
: the estimated or determined value (as market value) of a thing
the total assessed valuation of property in the district
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