UNDERVALUE

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

(verb) lose in value; “The dollar depreciated again”

undervalue

(verb) esteem lightly

undervalue, underestimate

(verb) assign too low a value to; “Don’t underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

undervalue (third-person singular simple present undervalues, present participle undervaluing, simple past and past participle undervalued)

(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.

(transitive) To have too little regard for.

Synonyms

• underween

Noun

undervalue (plural undervalues)

An undervaluation; a price or rate below the actual worth.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*val"ue, v. t.

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

2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise. In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of authority. Atterbury. I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry. Dryden.

Un`der*val"ue, n.

Definition: A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth; undervaluation. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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