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overvaluing

[/ˌoʊvərˈvæljuːɪŋ/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
supervalorizar; atribuir valor excessivo
1. assigning a value to something that is higher than its actual worth or importance
The market was overvaluing tech stocks before the crash.
O mercado estava supervalorizando as ações de tecnologia antes do colapso.
2. placing too much importance or esteem on someone or something
She was overvaluing his contributions to the project.
Ela estava atribuindo valor excessivo às contribuições dele para o projeto.
Synonyms
overestimatingoverpricinginflatingexaggerating
Antonyms
undervaluingunderestimatingdevaluing

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
supervalorizando; atribuindo valor excessivo
standard usage in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
inflacionando o valor; exagerando o preço
colloquial variant
São Paulo
supervalorizando; sobrevalorizando
business and financial contexts
Portugal
sobrevaloriz​ando; atribuindo valor excessivo
formal and standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

putting too much stock in something
making a mountain out of a molehill
colocar preço de ouro em algo
dar valor demais a algo
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