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overvalue Definition

over·value (ō′vər valyo̵̅o̅)

transitive verb -·val·ued, -·val·uing

  1. to value too high, or above the actual worth
  2. to regard or esteem too highly

overvalue Related Forms

o′ver·val′u·a·tion noun

overvalue Synonyms

overvalue

v.

overvalue Usage Examples

Object

  • %: If they were merely 10 % overvalued then this gives scope for a 20 % fall including an over-correction, surely?
  • importance: This may cause both patients and physicians to overvalue the importance of the medication to the patient's stability " Kramer et al.
  • property: This is hardly a reliable method because agents are expected to overvalue properties, particularly now after nine months of slack business.
  • asset: Urging Arcelor shareholders to back Mittal, they calculated that the deal overvalued Severstal assets.
  • animal: A clear incentive for valuers to overvalue the animals.
  • idea: Other problems with childhood OCD might involve the need for things or activities to be perfect or in having overvalued ideas.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Why do you think that housing is not overvalued by more that 30 % now.
  • massively: Shares on Wall Street that Bush is so anxious to prop up are still massively overvalued.
  • hugely: So much land is hugely overvalued precisely because it is regarded as an investment vehicle.
  • substantially: Inconsistent with economic theory, we find that the individuals in our data set substantially overvalue the options they received.
  • seriously: The subsequent realization by investors that these important sectors had become seriously overvalued led to sharp falls in many such shares over succeeding months.
  • simply: Another problem with this ratio is that companies can show a high current ratio by simply overvaluing their assets.

Preposition: in

area: A number of shareholders ask the " Sage of Omaha " about house prices -- clearly overvalued in some areas, he said.

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