valorisation

English

Alternative forms

• valourisation, valorization, valourization

Etymology

From Portuguese valorizacão, from valorizar (“to enhance the value of”; from valor (“value, worth”) + -izar (“-ize”)) + -acão (“-ation”).

Noun

valorisation (plural valorisations)

1. (Marxism) realisation of capital, creation of surplus value, self-expansion of capital, increase in value

Related terms

• valorise, valorize

Anagrams

• variolations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.lɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

valorisation f (plural valorisations)

1. promotion
2. gain in value, appreciation

Antonyms

• dévalorisation

Further reading

• “valorisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.