valorizado

Valorizado is a Portuguese adjective and past participle formed from the verb valorizar, meaning to value, to appreciate, or to enhance in value. The form agrees with gender and number: valorizado (masculine singular), valorizada (feminine singular), valorizados (masculine plural), valorizadas (feminine plural). It is used to describe objects, assets, skills, or people that have gained value or have been given greater importance.

In economics and business, valorização or valorização denotes value appreciation; an asset that has risen in price can be described as valorizado, and accounting or market reports may refer to valorização in a broader sense. The term is common in Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, though frequency and nuance may vary by region.

Valorizado contrasts with desvalorizado, meaning devalued or undervalued. It is also used in social contexts, for example in expressions like valorizar alguém, meaning to value or appreciate someone, or valorizar a cultura, meaning to elevate cultural importance.

Etymology: valorizado derives from valor (value) plus the productive suffix -izar, which conveys the sense of making or treating as having value. Related terms include valorização/valorização (the noun for value appreciation), valorizar/valorar (to value), and desvalorizar/desvalorizar (to devalue). In Spanish-language contexts, the corresponding verb is valorar and the standard past participle is valorado; the forms differ from the Portuguese valorizado.