What does undervalue mean?

Definitions for undervalue
ˌʌn dərˈvæl yuun·der·val·ue

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. undervalue, underestimateverb

    assign too low a value to

    "Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price"

  2. undervalueverb

    esteem lightly

  3. depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalueverb

    lose in value

    "The dollar depreciated again"

Wiktionary

  1. undervalueverb

    to underestimate, or assign too low a value to something

  2. undervalueverb

    to have too little regard for someone

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Undervaluenoun

    Low rate; vile price.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The unskilfulness, carelessness, or knavery of the traders, added much to the undervalue and discredit of these commodities abroad. William Temple.

  2. To Undervalueverb

    Etymology: under and value.

    Her name is Portia, nothing undervalu’d
    To Cato’s daughter. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

    My chief delight lay in discharging the duties of my station; so that in comparison of it, I undervalu’d all ensigns of authority. Francis Atterbury.

    I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. Dryden.

    In a kingdom grown glorious by the reputation of a sovereign, multitudes lessen and undervalue it. Addison.

    Schooling Luther is an undervaluing term, and would make one think that Erasmus had a mean opinion of him. Francis Atterbury.

ChatGPT

  1. undervalue

    To undervalue is to consider something to be less important, effective, or valuable than it actually is. It can also mean to assign a lower monetary value to an item, service, or business than its actual worth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Undervalueverb

    to value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate

  2. Undervalueverb

    to esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise

  3. Undervaluenoun

    a low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Undervalue

    un-dėr-val′ū, v.t. to value below the real worth: to esteem lightly.—n. a value or price under the real worth: low rate or price.—ns. Undervaluā′tion, an undervaluing: rate below the worth; Underval′uer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of undervalue in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of undervalue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of undervalue in a Sentence

  1. Elise Klein:

    It shouldn't be a situation where a woman's choice to be a single woman is a defining marker of if she's going to have a house over her head or not, but it is a major contributor to homelessness, because of the ways in which the economy is structured to completely undervalue unpaid care work.

  2. Leanne Brown:

    Feeding ourselves is an undervalued skill, we undervalue it in the capitalist world and in our homes and expectations about it.

  3. Robert Henri:

    Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.

  4. Malcolm Forbes:

    Too many people overvalue what they are, and undervalue what they are not.

  5. Malcom S. Forbes:

    Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.

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