undervalue — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   underrateunderappreciateunderween

   Related words

   underpriced

   Examples

   Near-synonyms: underrate, underappreciate, underween

   I write not this with the leaſt intention to undervalue the other parts of Poetry: for Comedy is both excellently inſtructive, and extreamly pleaſant: […]

   More examples (1)

   […] I undervalu'd all the Enſigns of Authority which belong'd to me, all the Pomp and Splendor of Life which^([sic – meaning with]) which I was ſurrounded.

Noun

1. An undervaluation; a price or rate below the actual worth.

   Examples

   […] he must therefore prove that the contract was not at such an undervalue as would amount to fraud […]

Verb

1. assign too low a value to

   Synonyms

   underestimate

   Antonyms

   overvalue

   Broader terms

   value

   Examples

   Don't underestimate the value of this heirloom-you may sell it at a good price

2. esteem lightly

   Broader terms

   disrespectdisesteem

3. lose in value

   Synonyms

   depreciatedevaluatedevalue

   Broader terms

   decreasediminishlessenfall

   Examples

   The dollar depreciated again