overvaluing

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noun

An overvaluation.

OriginEnglish overvalue ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

overvaluing1

verb

alternative over-valuing

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overvalue

overvaluing2

nounovervaluing (plural overvaluings)

plural overvaluings · alternative over-valuing

  1. An overvaluation.

Origin

overvaluing · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishvalue
  8. Englishovervalue
  9. Englishovervaluing

From overvalue + -ing.

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overvaluing · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishvaluing
  8. Englishovervaluing

From over- + valuing.

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APA

overvaluing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overvaluing

MLA

“overvaluing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overvaluing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overvaluing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overvaluing.

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