Valuation

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Valuation \Val`u*a"tion\, n.
     1. The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the
        act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a
        valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.
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     2. Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the
        goods sold for more than their valuation.
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              Since of your lives you set
              So slight a valuation.                --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  valuation
       n 1: an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high
            valuation on friendship" [syn: {evaluation}, {rating}]
       2: assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too
          high"

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  VALUATION. The act of ascertaining the worth of a thing; or it is the 
  estimated worth of a thing. 
       2. It differs from price, which does not always afford a true criterion 
  of value, for a thing may be bought very dear or very cheap. In some 
  contracts, as in the case of bailments or insurances, the thing bailed or 
  insured is sometimes valued at the time of making the contract, so that if 
  lost, no dispute may arise as to the amount of the loss. 2 Marsh. Ins. 620; 
  1 Caines, 80; 2 Caines 30; Story, Bailm. Sec. 253, 4; Park Ins. 98; Wesk. 
  Ins. h.t.; Stev. on Av. part 2; Ben. on Ins. ch. 4.