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undervalue

Syllabification: (un·der·val·ue)
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Definition of undervalue

verb (undervalues, undervaluing, undervalued)

[with object] (often as adjective undervalued)
  • rate (something) insufficiently highly; fail to appreciate:the skills of the housewife remain undervalued in society
  • underestimate the financial value of (something):the company’s assets were undervalued in its balance sheet

Derivatives

undervaluation

noun

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