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undervalue

[uhn-der-val-yoo] / ˌʌn dərˈvæl yu /
VERB
underestimate
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“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

In Supino’s view, that has led investors to undervalue business segments, including NBCUniversal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

Previous reports have looked at how policy makers undervalue the true worth of nature and, in a hard-hitting 2019 report, how human activity was risking the extinction of a million species.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

And let them undervalue the University of Washington Huskies.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024

He did not undervalue the personality of Newbold, he had never happened to see him, but he had heard enough about him to understand his qualities as a man.

From The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado by Brady, Cyrus Townsend