overvalue
verb
over·val·ue
ˌō-vər-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
overvalued; overvaluing; overvalues
1
: to assign an excessive value to
overvalue a stock
2
: to value too highly : place too much importance on
overvalued his contribution to the group's effort
Examples of overvalue in a Sentence
He overvalues the opinions of his friends.
some people overvalue material things
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The case accused the defendants of fraudulently inflating the former president's fortune by as much as $2.2 billion since 2011, and overvaluing many of its properties.
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Legendary investor Warren Buffett—who first outlined the indicator in Fortune in 2001—has been saying the market is overvalued, and is selling stocks while holding a record amount of cash and short-term Treasuries.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
The sell-off came amid concern that Nvidia is overvalued.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024
Like these typical meme stocks, Trump Media is overvalued compared with its peers − other social media companies − at least by conventional Wall Street standards.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
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Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Legendary investor Warren Buffett—who first outlined the indicator in Fortune in 2001—has been saying the market is overvalued, and is selling stocks while holding a record amount of cash and short-term Treasuries.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
The sell-off came amid concern that Nvidia is overvalued.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 26 June 2024
Like these typical meme stocks, Trump Media is overvalued compared with its peers − other social media companies − at least by conventional Wall Street standards.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for overvalue
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overvalue
verb
over·val·ue
-ˈval-yü
1
: to give an excessive value to
overvalue a stock
2
: to value too highly : place too much importance on
overvalued the opinions of others
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