Dictionary · Spanish

valuar

verb

Senses

  1. 1.

    to value

    to assign a monetary or commercial worth to something

  2. 2.

    to appraise

    to estimate or assess the value or quality of something

  3. 3.

    to evaluate

    to determine or judge the worth or importance of something

Examples

  • "El perito valuó la propiedad en 500,000 pesos."

    The appraiser valued the property at 500,000 pesos.

  • "Es difícil valuar intangibles como la reputación de una marca."

    It is difficult to value intangibles such as a brand's reputation.

  • "Los expertos valuaron el cuadro en millones de dólares."

    The experts appraised the painting at millions of dollars.

Usage

Common in formal, commercial, and legal contexts. Often used in real estate, art, and finance. In Spain, "valorar" is more frequent; "valuar" is more common in Latin America. Both are correct.

Conjugation

Full table

Presente

indicative
yovaluo
túvaluas
él/ella/Ud.valua
nosotrosvaluamos
vosotrosvaluáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.valuan

Pretérito Imperfecto

indicative
yovaluaba
túvaluabas
él/ella/Ud.valuaba
nosotrosvaluábamos
vosotrosvaluabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.valuaban

Pretérito Indefinido

indicative
yovalué
túvaluaste
él/ella/Ud.valuó
nosotrosvaluamos
vosotrosvaluasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.valuaron

Futuro Simple

indicative
yovaluaré
túvaluarás
él/ella/Ud.valuará
nosotrosvaluaremos
vosotrosvaluaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.valuarán