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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary un·der·val·ue \\-ˈval-(ˌ)yü\\ transitive verb DATE 1599
1. to value, rate, or estimate below the real worthundervalue stock 2. to treat as having little value was undervalued as a poet English Etymology undervalue 1596, "to rate as inferior in value" (to), from under + value (v.). Sense of "to estimate or esteem too low" is recorded from 1611. Meaning "to rate at too low a monetary value" is attested from 1622. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 undervalue under·value / 7QndE5vAlju:; NAmE -dEr5v- / verb[VN] [usually passive] to not recognize how good, valuable or important sb / sth really is 低估；对…认识不足；轻视: Education is currently undervalued in this country. 现在这个国家对教育重视不够。 He believes his house has been undervalued. 他认为自己的房子估值太低。 OPP overvalue
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged undervalue I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\ transitive verb Etymology: under (I) + value, v. 1. : to value, rate, or estimate below the real worth : set too low a value upon < undervalued the things he did not know — Agnes Repplier > 2. : to esteem lightly : treat as of little worth 3. : to cause to decrease in value or estimation : depreciate < the dollar was undervalued in terms of foreign currencies — E.W.Kemmerer > II. noun Etymology: under (III) + value : a rate or price less than the real worth |
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