Thesaurus results for VALUATE

valuate

verb

ˈval-yə-ˌwāt

Definition of valuate

as in to estimate

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding the house is valuated at six million dollars, pending an official assessment

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Recent Examples of valuate On the contrary, Sustainability Fusion argues that sustainability is just like any investment, which can affect revenues and costs, and therefore, it can also be valuated like any other investment under the financial principles of returns and risks. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 July 2026 Valuing the effort that went into it, valuating the resources and the time and the energy. — Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 Convertible notes give investors a chance to secure proportionally more stock — and thus company voting rights — per dollar than those who invest after the company is valuated. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 4 July 2025 The university told athletics employees in March 2023 that the firm, which specializes in cases of discrimination and harassment, merely was valuating the department’s culture ahead of its move to the Big Ten Conference. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 In contrast, valuating models in terms of business metrics hinges on incorporating business factors. — Eric Siegel, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 This program is being valuated by the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, according to the project manager. — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023 That approach makes sense, temporarily anyway, in the current era of rookie contracts that are valuated and slotted off the NFL draft order. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2023

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Within an hour, the incident was estimated at about 35 acres, including various spot fires that erupted as winds pushed the flames forward.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
And Gartner estimates that 80% of neocloud providers will cease independent operations by 2030 because their revenues won’t cover their outgoings.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimate

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ElevenLabs established itself as one of the most highly valued of those startups this month with a $300 million employee tender, at a $22 billion price tag.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
At the top end of the price range, Jio Platforms is valued at around $108 billion, much lower than previously expected.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of value

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Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Our teams are working to assess the damage and enable operations to resume under the best possible conditions.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of assess

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Clotilde Charpentier, who could play music no better than a hen could float and paddle in the Patriarch’s Ponds, would walk behind John’s coffin, with a heavy black veil to shield herself from the January wind and people’s appraising looks.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Then there’s the question of appraising billionaires’ property.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of appraise

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The process of evaluating Baylor’s decision to keep Aranda hits a new level of scrutiny starting with its home game Saturday against TCU.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Three others were evaluated at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and later discharged, said Steve Carpowich, a Scripps Health spokesperson, on Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

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