overvaluation
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərvæljuˈeɪʃən/
- The recent overvaluation of real estate in the city has made it difficult for first-time buyers to find affordable homes.
- overvaluation of the currency
It's based on something that's a gross overvaluation of early qualities you've seen.
- It's based on something that's a gross overvaluation of early qualities you've seen.
- Does that mean that overvaluation caused the crash?
- Because when you have hype and shorts getting squeezed, you create a temporary overvaluation.
- None of us saw what we saw trees the, and I the house price overvaluation or bubble was a tree.
Examples
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Overvaluation of the exchange rate and industrial protection discriminated indirectly against the majority of the agricultural sector.
Academic text (1999) -
Washington would concede that its errant fiscal policy has contributed to the overvaluation of the dollar, just as Beijing would concede that the undervaluation of the yuan has reflected inadequate Chinese internal demand and excessive government intervention.
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Does that mean that overvaluation caused the crash?
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The comments section showed how investors are split on how to deal with overvaluation.
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On the overvaluation of the exchange rate, everyone now agrees that it is a bad policy choice.
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A remaining question is the overvaluation of the Renminbi, if any.
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In this short time period, the market has moved from suicidal overvaluation to simply historically expensive.
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Other reasons for overvaluation include a broader definition of investment and nonreporting of unrealized investment.
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When you calculate Priceline.com's performance since its IPO to the present, we discover how devastating overvaluation can be to long-term performance.
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When it crossed $100/share, there were a few articles about MCD's overvaluation and profit-taking, and I was tempted, as were many investors.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
A judgment that something is bigger or more important than it really is
An estimate that is higher than the real amount
A value estimate that is higher than it should be
An opinion that something is better or worth more than it really is
Calculating something as larger than it really is
A person's importance or reputation is made bigger than it should be
Antonyms
How Valued
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overvaluation breaks into over- meaning 'too much' and value meaning 'worth'. So, overvaluation is when something is judged to be 'worth more than it really is', like putting a too-high price on a cheap item.