valorised

Valorised is the past participle and adjective form of the verb valorise (British English) or valorize (American English). It indicates that something has been given value, recognized as valuable, or enhanced in value through assessment, policy, or development. The term appears in economics, accounting, and the social sciences to signal that value has been measured, assigned, or increased.

Etymology and spelling: Valorised derives from valor, value, with the agentive suffixes common in French-derived English terms. British English typically uses valorise and valorised, while American English uses valorize and valorized.

Contexts and meanings: In economic and accounting usage, to valorise means to determine or assign monetary value to assets, data, or intangible resources, sometimes by estimating future benefits. In policy and development contexts, valorisation refers to recognizing, promoting, or monetizing the value of something through measures or programmes, such as the valorisation of local knowledge, cultural heritage, or educational outcomes. In scholarly writing, valorisation can describe actions that increase public or market value, or the formal recognition of benefits associated with a resource or activity.

See also: valorisation, valuation, value, value-added.

Notes: The term’s spelling and prevalence reflect regional variants; valorised appears in British English usage, while valorized is common in American English.