Used in a Sentence

overvalue

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for overvalue.

Editorial note

I think the issue is that most employees overvalue the equity, and undervalue the volatility.

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Quick take

To assign an excessive value to something.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overvalue gathered in one view.

verb

To assign an excessive value to something.

noun

A value assigned to something in excess of its real value.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overvalue.

verb

To assign an excessive value to something.

noun

A value assigned to something in excess of its real value.

Example sentences

1

I think the issue is that most employees overvalue the equity, and undervalue the volatility.

2

The more appropriate charge is that lawyers overvalue the law and litigation as a whole and it creates a bias.

3

Everything in life is a trade, and it's pointless to overvalue a life less worth living.

4

My main problem with quality of life indexes is they tend to overvalue income equality.

5

Customers will overvalue their incumbent solution's benefits, and undervalue the new product's benefits.

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I don't know about should, but an employer would offer equity because employees will often overvalue it.

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Also, people with a high tolerance for risk tend to overvalue lotteries.

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These will be very few mostly because 1) very few patents actually cover anything useful and 2) people almost always vastly overvalue their inventions.

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* Employers overvalue experience, forgetting that a human is a fantastic machine and with appropriate training and management, most people will be able to do most jobs.

10

Too many people undervalue time and health and overvalue money.

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You greatly overvalue the specifics of your CS courses.

12

And companies vastly overvalue their source code.

Quote examples

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Libertarians claim far too much as "the product of their labor." Firstly, they immensely overvalue their individual contribution to a product and undervalue the contribution of all who came before them.

2

In business generally, a lot of people overvalue and place too much emphasis on "advantages" that don't directly influence the metrics that matter, like sales, cost of customer acquisition, churn, etc.

3

"I make widgets, and there are less widgets at the end of the day than there could be, so the company must not be optimized." It might be, or you may overvalue widgets.

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"Employers overvalue experience" Only at hiring time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use overvalue in a sentence?

I think the issue is that most employees overvalue the equity, and undervalue the volatility.

What does overvalue mean?

To assign an excessive value to something.

What part of speech is overvalue?

overvalue is commonly used as verb, noun.