overvalue

Word family  noun valuables value values valuation valuer overvaluation ≠ undervaluation devaluation adjective valuable invaluable overvalued ≠ undervalued valueless valued verb value devalue overvalue ≠ undervalue

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·ver·val·ue /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]  IMPORTANTto believe or say that something is more valuable or more important than it really is 对…估价过高；高估…的重要性 —overvaluation /ˌəʊvəvæljuˈeɪʃən $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

overvalue• Analysts grossly overvalued the company's inventories.From Longman Business Dictionaryovervalueo‧ver‧val‧ue /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive] if you overvalue something, you give it a value that is too highThe accounting firm wrongly permitted the company to overvalue its junk bonds.→ See Verb table

o·ver·val·ue verbChineseSyllable  

say believe valuable or or Business is to that Corpus something more

overvalue
o‧ver‧val‧ue /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]to believe or say that something is more valuable or more important than it really is
—overvaluation /ˌəʊvəvæljuˈeɪʃən $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable]

over·valueBrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuː/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they overvalue BrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuː/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuː/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it overvalues BrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuːz/ 🔊past simple overvalued BrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuːd/ 🔊past participle overvalued BrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuːd/ 🔊 -ing form overvaluing BrE /ˌəʊvəˈvæljuːɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌoʊvərˈvæljuːɪŋ/ 🔊 [often passive] ~ sth to put too high a value on sth 估计过高；过于重视◆Intelligence cannot be overvalued. 智力是无比重要的。🔊🔊◆(business 商业) overvalued currencies/stocks估价过高的货币／股票