overvalue

ˌoʊvərˈvælju

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Definition of overvalue - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

overestimate worth

Rare

estimate the worth of something too highly

Rare

He tends to overvalue his old car because of its sentimental value..

overestimate

overrate

business

Rare

give too much importance or worth

Rare

She tends to overvalue her own opinions.

exaggerate

overestimate

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Origin of overvalue

Latin, valere (to be strong)

Examples of overvalue in a sentence

She tends to overvalue her contributions to the project.
Investors often overvalue tech startups.
It's easy to overvalue material possessions.

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French:surévaluer, surestimer, ...
German:überbewerten, zu hoch einschätzen, ...
Italian:sopravvalutare, dare troppa importanza, ...
Spanish:sobrevalorar, dar demasiado valor, ...
Portuguese:supervalorizar, superestimar, ...
Chinese:高估, 过高评价, ...
Japanese:過大評価する, 過剰に評価する, ...
Arabic:بالَغَ في تَقْدِير, قَدَّرَ بأَكثَر مِن قِيمَتِه, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲרִיךְ בֵּיתֵר עַל הַמִּדָּה, לְהַגְזִים בְּהַעֲרָכָה, ...
Russian:переоценивать, переоценить, ...
Ukrainian:переоцінювати, надавати занадто велике значення, ...
Hindi:अधिक मूल्य देना, अधिक महत्व देना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত মূল্যায়ন করা, অতিরিক্ত গুরুত্ব দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sobrevalorar, exagerar el valor de, ...
Czech:nadhodnotit, nadhodnocovat, ...
Danish:overvurdere, tillægge for stor betydning, ...
Dutch:overwaarderen, overschatten, ...
Greek:υπερεκτιμώ, δίνω υπερβολική αξία, ...
Hungarian:túlértékelni, felülértékelni, ...
Khmer:វាយតម្លៃខ្ពស់ហួស, ឲ្យតម្លៃហួស, ...
Korean:과대평가하다, 과장하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد ارزش‌گذاری کردن, بیش از حد ارزش داد, ...
Polish:przeceniać, przeszacować, ...
Portuguese (BR):supervalorizar, exagerar o valor, ...
Romanian:a supraevaluează, a supraevalua, ...
Swedish:överskatta, ...
Thai:ประเมินค่าสูงเกินไป, ให้ความสำคัญ, ...
Turkish:aşırı değer biçmek, değer vermek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh giá quá cao, đề cao quá mức, ...

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