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Overvaluation

Excessive valuation; overestimate.

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Appraisal 76% connected

A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.

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Estimate 76% connected

To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of…

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Estimation 76% connected

The act of estimating.

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Evaluation 76% connected

Valuation; appraisement.

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Rating 76% connected

of Rate

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Valuation 76% connected

The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose o…

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Overestimate 74% connected

To estimate too highly; to overvalue.

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Overestimate 74% connected

To estimate too highly; to overvalue.

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Overvalue 74% connected

To value excessively; to rate at too high a price.

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Overvalue 74% connected

To value excessively; to rate at too high a price.

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Overestimate 92% connected

To estimate too highly; to overvalue.

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