undervaluation

undervaluation

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English valuation
English undervaluation

    From under- + valuation.

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    Noun

    undervaluation (countable and uncountable, plural undervaluations)

    1. The act of undervaluing, of assigning too low a value to something.
      Synonyms: undervalue (noun), underweening
      Antonym: overvaluation
      Coordinate terms: underpricing, overpricing
    2. An assigned value that is inappropriately low.
      Synonyms: undervalue (noun), underweening
      Antonym: overvaluation

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