2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
overvalue — o‧ver‧val‧ue [ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː ǁ ˌoʊvər ] verb [transitive] if you overvalue something, you give it a value that is too high: • The accounting firm wrongly permitted the company to overvalue its junk bonds. * * * overvalue UK US /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː/ verb… … Financial and business terms
overvalue — index magnify, overestimate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overvalue — [ō΄vər val′yo͞o] vt. overvalued, overvaluing 1. to value too high, or above the actual worth 2. to regard or esteem too highly overvaluation n … English World dictionary
overvalue — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)væ̱ljuː[/t]] overvalues, overvaluing, overvalued VERB To overvalue something, often a cost or rate of exchange, means to fix its value at too high a level compared with other similar things. [V n] ...a rate which does not overvalue… … English dictionary
overvalue — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈvæljuː] / US [ˌoʊvərˈvælju] verb [transitive] Word forms overvalue : present tense I/you/we/they overvalue he/she/it overvalues present participle overvaluing past tense overvalued past participle overvalued 1) to give something a… … English dictionary
overvalue — overvaluation, n. /oh veuhr val yooh/, v.t., overvalued, overvaluing. to value too highly; put too high a value on: They should be careful not to overvalue the property. [1590 1600; OVER + VALUE] * * * … Universalium
overvalue — transitive verb Date: 1597 to assign an excessive or fictitious value to • overvaluation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
overvalue — verb To assign an excessive value to something … Wiktionary
overvalue — Synonyms and related words: adore, cherish, exaggerate, idealize, idolize, overappraise, overassess, overcalculate, overcount, overesteem, overestimate, overmeasure, overprize, overrate, overreact to, overreckon, overstate, prize, treasure,… … Moby Thesaurus
overvalue — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. overrate, magnify, overestimate, overemphasize; see exaggerate , exceed , overdo 1 … English dictionary for students
