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to valorize

to valorize

8.9
To increase or hold a product's price by government action
  • verb
  • /ˈvæləˌraɪz/
  • Formal
translation icon : revalorizar
  • The government decided to valorize the local currency to stabilize the economy.

Examples

  • The enigma that the cost of imperialist wars exceeds the returns from the colonies in monetary terms occurs because exchange prices are not set by benign market conditions, but by the fact that a powerless third world cannot negotiate the price at which it valorizes its assets.

    Blog text (3)

  • Japanese pension policies valorize human labor as a commodity: twenty-five years of paid work by age 60 as a definition of worth.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Government policy reduced competitiveness by valorizing race.

    Academic text (2005)

  • By issuing new regulations, the administration aims to valorize housing projects in the area.

  • The central bank took measures to valorize agricultural products to support farmers' income.

Synonyms

to revalue
vsto valorize
  • Specialized
1 6.7

To give something a new official worth, often higher, especially for money or assets

uses official power to increase, fix, or maintain market prices
to apprize
vsto valorize
  • Archaic
9.9

To make something worth more money

involves official action to increase, fix, or maintain prices

Antonyms

to devalue
  • Specialized
15 5.3

To lose value, especially a country's money compared to other money

How Supported

to valorize
  • Formal
8.9
to bolster
84 4.3
to prop up
54 3.6
to stabilize
  • US
197 3.7
to support
753 1.4

Surface Forms

valorize infinitive
valorized past
valorized past participle
valorizing present participle
valorizes third person singular

Morphology

valorize = value (semi-transparent) = valor + ize

The economic sense is derived from assigning or stabilizing 'value', but it is a domain-specific usage and the stem spelling differs from common English 'value', which may obscure the relation for learners.

Etymology

Valorize also comes from the root valor meaning 'value' and the ending -ize that makes a verb. A helpful way to remember the price sense is to imagine putting a value tag on a product, so to valorize it is to raise, fix, or protect its price, often by government action.