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to valuate

to valuate

7.4
To find how much something is worth
  • verb
  • /ˈvæljuˌeɪt/
translation icon : valorar
  • And it appears also in the psychology of art to designate a certain type of acts of consciousness that are distinguished from perception and imagination, and would realize themselves not so much through a lone act of consciousness but placed in relation to various successive valuated acts.

Examples

  • Investors often need to valuate a company's financial statements before making a decision.

  • Kinkabe agrees in principle to the terms of the sale and valuates your company at $625 million.

    The Change-Up (2011)

  • But more precise knowledge of the economic value of those ecosystem services that can easily be valuated would not, in itself, provide insight into what fraction of the benefit would be lost in consequence of a given type or degree of ecosystem disruption, according to the PCAST report.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The choice of valuation methods—or whether to valuate at all—therefore depends in large part on the government's privatization objectives.

    Academic text (1991)

  • PCAST and other groups are working to build recognition of ecosystem services and, importantly, to valuate them—that is, calculate values for these services to help policymakers and resource managers make rational decisions that factor important environmental and human health outcomes into the bottom line.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Before deciding to sell the house, the owner hired an expert to valuate its worth.

  • The appraiser will valuate the painting to determine its market value.

Synonyms

to estimate
vsto valuate
765 2.8

To make a rough calculation of how much or how many something is

involves judgment of worth or importance rather than only rough numbers
to evaluate
vsto valuate
335 3.2

To judge how good or useful something is

is the same meaning expressed by an alternative form
to assess
vsto valuate
296 3.0

Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is

is about judging worth and significance rather than ability or condition
to rate
vsto valuate
292 2.7

To judge how good or valuable something is

is about judging worth or significance, not necessarily assigning rank
to value
vsto valuate
107 3.0

To decide how much money something should cost

is broader, covering quality and significance not only monetary worth
to appraise
vsto valuate
8 4.8

To judge how good or how much something is worth

is less focused on careful judgment and more general estimation
to peise
vsto valuate
  • Archaic
9.9

To think carefully about risks and benefits before you decide

is used more generally for worth or quality not only situational weight

How Thorough

to appraise
8 4.8
to valuate
7.4
to assess
296 3.0
estimate
370 2.6

Surface Forms

valuate infinitive
valuated past
valuated past participle
valuating present participle
valuates third person singular

Morphology

valuate = value (transparent) = value + ate

The verb is a clear formation from the base 'value' with the verb-forming suffix '-ate', so its meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Valuate is built from value plus the ending -ate, and comes from an old root meaning 'to be worth'. So, to valuate something is to judge or estimate how much it is 'worth'.