Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overvalue

/ˈoʊvɚvˌælju/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: over-val-ue
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚvˌælju/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assign an excessive value to something.

noun

A value assigned to something in excess of its real value.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English value English overvalue From over- + value.

Inflected Forms

overvalues (present, singular) overvaluing (participle, present) overvalued (participle, past) overvalued (past) over-value (alternative) overvalues (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overvaluation overvaluing overpraise

Synonyms

overestimate

Questions

How do you pronounce overvalue?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚvˌælju/.
What does overvalue mean?: To assign an excessive value to something.
Where does overvalue come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English value English overvalue From over- + value.

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