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undervalue

[uhn-der-val-yoo] / ˌʌn dərˈvæl ju /
VERB
underestimate
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Public and communal resources can be easy to undervalue precisely because so much of their worth is ambient.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Others have credible turnaround plans or durable brand strength that investors may undervalue.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“We tend to undervalue and I would say underinvest in those unsexy but important capabilities like the oilers, like the auxiliaries, like the tenders. It’s the quiet backbone of American naval power.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Khan is alleged to have asked a private firm to undervalue the jewellery set, before purchasing it back at a significantly reduced price.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

He had not a foul or an unkind word in his vocabulary; and Denis had been too long at sea to undervalue either merit.

From Denis Dent A Novel by Ernest W. Hornung

PayPal’s board is evaluating the bid but thinks it undervalues the company while new leadership attempts a turnaround, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

UMG’s board of directors assessed Pershing Square’s unsolicited offer and found that it “fundamentally and materially undervalues UMG and will not deliver superior value creation.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Universal said the offer "fundamentally and materially undervalues" the business, which also runs Abbey Road Studios and owns labels such as EMI and Island Records.

From BBC May 29, 2026

In his view, the market currently undervalues the drugmaker’s oncology portfolio.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Whoever, therefore, undervalues this National Union, whoever depreciates it, whoever accustoms himself to consider how the people might get on without it, appears to me to encourage sentiments subversive of the foundations of our prosperity.

From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Daniel Webster

Icahn jumped into that deal with other big investors and waged one of the most-heated deal fights in history, arguing the price was undervalued.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

He writes that “the yen is now more undervalued than any major currency in modern history.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

He claimed in June that the yuan was undervalued by roughly 30%.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Its lawyers also argue the World Cup was deliberately undervalued at about £15bn, which it says is "a figure that was neither the product of an open, competitive auction, nor tested by any independent valuer".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Old-fashioned value investors shunned options because options presumed an ability to time price movements in undervalued stocks.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Doing so would relieve the court of diverting its other resources to these ethics matters or, worse, undervaluing them altogether.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

“We think the market is significantly undervaluing earnings power and sustainability of this cycle,” Newman said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

“We think the market is significantly undervaluing earnings power and sustainability of this cycle,” Newman wrote.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

For American Hindus, Vance’s comment symbolized concerns about the erasure or undervaluing of non-Christian traditions.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

It was rendering homage to human intelligence while warning it of the limits of its power, respecting the past, without undervaluing the present or abandoning the future.

From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by John William Cole




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