ˌvalərə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌrīˈz- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese valorização, from valorizare to valorize, boost prices (from valor value, price — from Medieval Latin — + -izare -ize, from Late Latin) + -ação -ation, from Latin -ation-, -atio
: the act or process of attempting to give an arbitrary market value or price to a commodity usually by governmental intervention (as by maintaining a purchasing fund to buy up surpluses or making loans to producers to enable them to store their products) ; specifically : price fixing by cartels or agreements — compare trust