It is grammatically correct to use "undermine value" in a sentence, although the context and placement of the phrase would determine its appropriateness and effectiveness.
Example: The constant price cuts of their products may undermine the company's value in the eyes of consumers.
This can, however, present a risk of actual or perceived conflicts of interest, and undermine value for money or affect the government's reputation.
The promise to implement the eventual recommendations of the Innovative Medicines and Medical Technology Review – to cut the costs and time needed to develop drugs – could prove important, but the misguided Cancer Drugs Fund will continue to undermine value for money in pharmaceuticals.
Profitability is important, but focusing on it too early can undermine value in the same way that burning too aggressively can.
"Many banks are thought to have contingency plans to take over ships and run them through the cycle rather than further undermine values with an auction process," said HSBC's Prentis said.
We may claim to hold a certain value while our attitudes and behaviour completely undermine that value.
However, that would undermine the value of specialists.
Inflating the product price could only serve to undermine brand value in the eyes of the consumer.
But the move could undermine the value of State Street's own market data on the system.
"It would undermine the value of the tribunal and make the whole operation look like victors' justice," she said.
Broadcasters argue that a single European television market would undermine the value of the programming they acquire at great cost.
IMPM doesn't undermine the value of traditional managerial skills, such as planning, risk control and problem solving.
