UNDERVALUING

Verb

undervaluing

present participle of undervalue

Noun

undervaluing (plural undervaluings)

An undervaluation.

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERVALUE

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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PRESENTATION

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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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