Overvalue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assign too high a value to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌoʊvɚvˈæljuː/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌəʊvəvˈaljuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌəʊvəvˈaljuː/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌoʊvɚvˈæljuː/.

Examples

You are overestimating the value of your old car

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

overestimate

Antonyms

undervalue underestimate

Parts of Speech

verb	assign too high a value to “You are overestimating the value of your old car”

Word Forms

overvaluation	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overestimate	noun	an appraisal that is too high
overestimation	noun	an appraisal that is too high

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überwert

Weisen Sie einen zu hohen Wert zu

🇫🇷French

surévaluer

attribuer une valeur trop élevée à

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrevalorar

asignar un valor demasiado alto a

🇮🇹Italian

sopravvalutare

assegnare un valore troppo alto a

🇳🇱Dutch

overwaarde

een te hoge waarde aan toekennen

🇵🇹Portuguese

supervalorizar

atribuir um valor muito alto para

🇷🇺Russian

переоценивать

присвоить слишком высокое значение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिक मूल्य

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகமதிப்பு

மிக உயர்ந்த மதிப்பை ஒதுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిక విలువ

చాలా ఎక్కువ విలువను కేటాయించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अतिमूल्य

खूप उच्च मूल्य नियुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધુ પડતું મૂલ્ય

માટે ખૂબ ઊંચી કિંમત અસાઇન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕ ಮೌಲ್ಯ

ತುಂಬಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿಯೋಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമിത മൂല്യം

വളരെ ഉയർന്ന മൂല്യം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਧ ਮੁੱਲ

ਨੂੰ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਮੁੱਲ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ قدر

کو بہت زیادہ قدر تفویض کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高估

赋予过高的值

🇯🇵Japanese

過大評価

～に高すぎる値を割り当てる

🇰🇷Korean

과대평가하다

너무 높은 값을 할당

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá quá cao

gán giá trị quá cao cho

🇹🇭Thai

เกินมูลค่า

กำหนดค่าสูงเกินไปให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menilai terlalu tinggi

memberikan nilai yang terlalu tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

labis na halaga

magtalaga ng masyadong mataas na halaga sa

🇲🇾Malay

terlebih nilai

memberikan nilai yang terlalu tinggi kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المبالغة في القيمة

تعيين قيمة عالية جدًا لـ

🇮🇷Persian

ارزش بیش از حد

مقدار خیلی بالایی را به

🇹🇷Turkish

aşırı değer vermek

çok yüksek bir değer atamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערך יתר

להקצות ערך גבוה מדי ל

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The primary meaning of 'overvalue' is 'assign too high a value to'.

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