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misvaluation

misvaluation noun: inaccurate valuation.

Noun

misvaluation (countable and uncountable, plural misvaluations)

  1. inaccurate valuation
    • Second, we investigate whether subsequent performance can be explained by market misvaluation before the SEO announcement date.2013, Philip Brown, Financial Accounting and Equity Markets, page 146
    • Misvaluation contributes to market inefficiencies: the winning bidder may not be the one with the greatest synergy, and the purchase price paid may exceed the target's true value.2021, Donald DePamphilis, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities, page 10

Forms of misvaluation

pluralmisvaluations

Origin of misvaluation

From mis- + valuation.

Questions about misvaluation

What does misvaluation mean?
Misvaluation means inaccurate valuation.
What part of speech is misvaluation?
Misvaluation is a noun.
What is the plural of misvaluation?
The plural of misvaluation is misvaluations.

Words near misvaluation in the dictionary

  1. misutters
  2. misvaluate
  3. misvaluated
  4. misvaluates
  5. misvaluating
  6. misvaluation
  7. misvaluations
  8. misvalue
  9. misvalued
  10. misvalues
  11. misvaluing

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