UNDER-VALUE

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verb (used with object), un·der·val·ued, un·der·val·u·ing.

to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.

to diminish in value; make of less value.

to have insufficient regard or esteem for; hold too low an opinion of.

Origin:
1590–1600; under- + value

Related forms

un·der·val·u·a·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. underrate, underestimate, depreciate.

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undervalue (ˌʌndəˈvæljuː)

—vb , -values, -valuing, -valued
	(tr) to value at too low a level or price

undervalu'ation

—n

under'valuer

—n

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Word Origin & History

undervalue

1596, "to rate as inferior in value" (to), from under + value (v.). Sense of "to estimate or esteem too low" is recorded from 1611. Meaning "to rate at too low a monetary value" is attested from 1622.

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