different between undervalue vs cheapen

English

Etymology

under- +? value

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd?(?)?vælju/

Verb

undervalue (third-person singular simple present undervalues, present participle undervaluing, simple past and past participle undervalued)

1. (transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to.
2. (transitive) To have too little regard for.
   • September 28, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon

     In comparison of it I undervalued all the ensigns of authority.

   • 1673, John Dryden, Amboyna

     I write not this with the least intention to undervalue the other parts of poetry.

Synonyms

• underween

Translations

Noun

undervalue (plural undervalues)

1. An undervaluation; a price or rate below the actual worth.
   • 1938, Law Reporter (volume 158, page 132)

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

English

Etymology

cheap +? -en

Verb

cheapen (third-person singular simple present cheapens, present participle cheapening, simple past and past participle cheapened)

1. (transitive) to decrease the value of; to make cheaper
2. (transitive) to make vulgar
3. (intransitive) to become cheaper
4. (transitive, obsolete) to bargain for, ask the price of.

Derived terms

• cheapen out

Translations

Anagrams

• ha'pence, peachen