Valutabile

Valutabile is an Italian adjective meaning capable of being valued or evaluated. It is used in finance, accounting, economics, and law to describe assets, damages, risks, or performances that can be quantified or assessed in monetary or qualitative terms. The term emphasizes the potential for estimation rather than a fixed or already determined value.

Etymology and form: Valutabile derives from valutare, to assess or value, which itself comes from the root val- meaning worth. The suffix -abile indicates capacity or feasibility, yielding the sense “able to be valued.”

Usage and contexts: In accounting and finance, beni valutabili are assets whose value can be estimated for financial statements, budgeting, or impairment tests. In legal settings, danni valutabili refer to damages that can be quantified for compensation. In economics and public policy, outcomes or risks may be described as valutabili when they can be measured or compared using defined criteria. The term often appears alongside synonyms such as valutazione (assessment or valuation), valutatore (appraiser), and valore (value).

Examples: A real estate portfolio may contain beni valutabili whose market value is re-estimated periodically. In a cost-benefit analysis, i benefici e i costi sono valutabili using standardized metrics.

See also: valutazione, valutatore, valore, valutare.

Notes: The precise interpretation of valutabile can vary by discipline and jurisdiction, but the core idea remains the same: the subject can be measured or estimated rather than inherently value-less.