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overvaluing

overvaluing is the present participle and gerund of overvalue.

Meaning of overvalue

Verb

overvalue (third-person singular simple present overvalues, present participle overvaluing, simple past and past participle overvalued)

  1. To assign an excessive value to something.

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Noun

overvaluing (plural overvaluings)

  1. An overvaluation.

Forms of overvaluing

Verb
alternative formover-valuing
Noun
pluralovervaluings

Origin of overvaluing

From overvalue + -ing.

From over- + valuing.

Questions about overvaluing

What does overvaluing mean?
Overvaluing means an overvaluation.
What is overvaluing the present participle and gerund of?
Overvaluing is the present participle and gerund of overvalue.
What part of speech is overvaluing?
Overvaluing is a noun.
What is the plural of overvaluing?
The plural of overvaluing is overvaluings.

Words near overvaluing in the dictionary

  1. overvalued
  2. overvalued idea
  3. overvalued ideas
  4. overvaluedness
  5. overvalues
  6. overvaluing
  7. overvaluings
  8. overvascularization
  9. overvast
  10. overvault
  11. overvaulted

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Adapted from Wiktionary: overvaluing (page history and authors); overvalue (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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