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valuable

[val-yoo-uh-buhl, -yuh-buhl]

adjective

  1. having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price.

    a valuable painting; a valuable crop.

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  2. having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem.

    a valuable friend.

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  3. of considerable use, service, or importance.

    valuable information.

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noun

  1. Usually valuables. articles of considerable value, as of personal property, especially those of relatively small size.

    They locked their valuables in the hotel safe.

valuable

/ ˈæʊəə /

adjective

  1. having considerable monetary worth

  2. of considerable importance or quality

    a valuable friend

    valuable information

  3. able to be valued

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (usually plural) a valuable article of personal property, esp jewellery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • valuableness noun
  • valuably adverb
  • nonvaluable adjective
  • overvaluable adjective
  • overvaluableness noun
  • overvaluably adverb
  • unvaluable adjective
  • unvaluably adverb
  • ˈܲԱ noun
  • ˈܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of valuable1

First recorded in 1580–90; value (verb) + -able
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Synonym Study

Valuable, precious refer to that which has monetary or other value. Valuable applies to whatever has value, but especially to what has considerable monetary value or special usefulness, rarity, etc.: a valuable watch. That which is precious has a very high intrinsic value or is very dear for its own sake, associations, or the like: a precious jewel, friendship.
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In the late 1800s, white settlers and speculators found ways to secure additional lands along the Klamath River where they could extract valuable redwood, in some cases by bribing U.S.

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Security footage captured inside a strip mall showed three male suspects casing a Simi Valley jewelry store days before it was burglarized last month for more than $3 million in jewelry and other valuables.

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Her guests on the “Pass the Mic” booth bring additional expertise and valuable perspective to these necessary conversations.

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“She is a valuable member of the school community. We are asking for her and her family to be reunited with her sister and return home to our community.”

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And perhaps Test cricket is too valuable to lose, regardless of the cost.

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