undervalue
pronunciation
How to pronounce undervalue in British English:
UK [ˌʌndəˈvæljuː]
How to pronounce undervalue in American English:
US [ˌʌndərˈvæljuː]
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- Verb:
- assign too low a value to
- esteem lightly
- lose in value
Word Origin
- undervalue (v.)
- 1590s, "to rate as inferior in value" (to), from under + value (v.). Sense of "to estimate or esteem too low" is recorded from 1610s. Meaning "to rate at too low a monetary value" is attested from 1620s. Related: Undervalued; undervaluing.
Antonym
Example
- 1. They tend to undervalue signs that a man is interested in a committed relationship .
- 2. People constantly undervalue the return on investment you get from taking risks to invest in your own career .
- 3. It is not people who undervalue securities who buy them , but people who overvalue them .
- 4. Unfortunately , these important initiatives undervalue perhaps the most important transformation now redefining the world 's innovation economy .
- 5. Curiously enough , it 's the same reason google and facebook have remained independent : money guys undervalue the most innovative startups .