valorisation

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noun

realisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value

OriginPortuguese valorizacão →
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Meanings

nounvalorisation (countable and uncountable, plural valorisations)

plural valorisations · alternative valourisation · alternative valorization · alternative valourization

  1. Marxismcountableuncountablerealisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value

Origin

  1. Portuguesevalorizacão
  2. Englishvalorisation

From Portuguese valorizacão, from valorizar (“to enhance the value of”; from valor (“value, worth”) + -izar (“-ize”)) + -acão (“-ation”).

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valorisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valorisation

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“valorisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valorisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “valorisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/valorisation.

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