valorize
[ val-uh-rahyz ]
/ ˈvæl əˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), val·or·ized, val·or·iz·ing.
to provide for the maintaining of the value or price of (a commercial commodity) by a government's purchasing the commodity at the fixed price or by its making special loans to the producers.
Also
especially British,
val·or·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM valorize
val·or·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby valorize
valmiki,
valois,
valona,
valonia,
valor,
valorize,
valorous,
valour,
valparaiso,
valparaíso,
valpolicella
Example sentences from the Web for valorization
British Dictionary definitions for valorization
valorize
valorise
/ (ˈvæləˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to fix and maintain an artificial price for (a commodity) by governmental action
Derived forms of valorize
valorization or valorisation, nounWord Origin for valorize
C20: back formation from
valorization; see
valour