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overvalue

[ oh-ver-val-yoo ]

verb (used with object)

overvalued, overvaluing.
  1. to value too highly; put too high a value on:

    They should be careful not to overvalue the property.



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Other Word Forms

  • v·u·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overvalue1

First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + value
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James won a civil case against Trump in 2023 that accused him of overvaluing his properties in order to take out loans with favourable terms.

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Put it all together, and even after its recent fall, Tesla stock still looks overvalued — it’s “priced for perfection,” as Wall Streeters might say, and nothing about Tesla’s future looks anything like perfect.

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Some investors and analysts believe the $71-billion price for the Fox assets was wildly overvalued.

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Residential properties exposed to flood risk are overwhelmingly overvalued, especially in coastal areas, the researchers warn, as property price discounts do not compensate for the additional insurance costs payable.

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Thurrock "believes that valuations of the solar assets undertaken by APSE, which they allowed the council to rely on, were negligent and overvalued those assets".

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