Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valuation

/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
val-u-a-tion
IPA
/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An estimation of something's worth.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of estimating the value of a financial asset or liability.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A structure, and the corresponding assignment of a truth value to each sentence in the language for that structure.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of size or multiplicity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A map from the class of open sets of a topological space to the set of positive real numbers including infinity.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle French valuation, noun of action from valuer, from Old French valoir.

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Word Breakdown

  • Root: valuation, valoir

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Questions

How do you pronounce valuation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/.
What does valuation mean?
An estimation of something's worth.
Where does valuation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce valuation

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