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overvaluation

o·ver·val·ue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-val-yoo]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈvæl yu/
    • /ˌəʊvəˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-val-yoo]
    • /ˌoʊ vərˈvæl yu/

Definitions of overvaluation word

  • verb with object overvaluation to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property. 1
  • noun overvaluation the act or instance of assigning too high a value to something 0

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Origin of overvaluation

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; over- + value

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Parts of speech for Overvaluation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overvaluation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overvaluation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overvaluation

noun overvaluation

  • mis-estimation — to estimate wrongly or inadequately.
  • miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
  • misestimate — to estimate wrongly or inadequately.
  • misjudgment — An act of misjudging, a mistake in judgment.
  • mixup — an act or instance of mixing.

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