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value
[val-yoo]
noun
relative worth, merit, or importance.
He knows the value of a college education.
In chess, the queen has a very high value.
Synonyms:monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade.
This piece of land has greatly increased in value.
the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange.
A weekly allowance can help children understand the value of money.
When planning how much to give to charity, consider the value of your time as a volunteer.
Synonyms: ,equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc..
Employees agree to give value for value received and to perform their duties in an efficient and workmanlike manner.
estimated or assigned worth; valuation.
The painting has a current value of $500,000, according to Sothebyās.
denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.
The 10-cent values of this 1940 U.S. stamp series were issued in lesser quantities than the 2-cent and 1-cent values.
Mathematics.Ģż
magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like.
the value of an angle;
the value of x;
the value of a sum.
a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function.
The value of x2 at 2 is 4.
import or meaning; force; significance.
The value of a word depends partly on its user and context.
favorable regard; liking.
Some of my immigrant students seemed not to share my high value of their culture.
Sociology.Ģżvalues, the attitudes, behaviors, social structures, etc., toward which the people of a society or group have a deeply ingrained, positive or negative emotional regard.
In the prevailing American system of values, personal liberty is cherished, while lying to the public is condemned.
Ethics.Ģżany object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.
Fine Arts.Ģż
degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
In this painting he pairs greens of different value with the occasional touch of a complementary color.
the relation of light and shade in a painting, drawing, or the like.
Music.Ģżthe relative length or duration of a tone signified by a note.
In a triplet, the three eighth notes have the same value as two in duple meter.
Mining.Ģżvalues, the marketable portions of an orebody.
The rock must then be processed to extract the values from the ore.
Phonetics.Ģż
the phonetic equivalent of a letter, as the sound of a in hat, sang, etc.
verb (used with object)
to regard or esteem highly.
He values her friendship.
Synonyms:to calculate or reckon the monetary value of; give a specified material or financial value to; assess; appraise.
The company values its assets at 80 million dollars.
to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance.
Donāt rush to decide on this option without first valuing the advantages of privacy and control against the higher cost.
value
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noun
the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability; worth, merit, or importance
an amount, esp a material or monetary one, considered to be a fair exchange in return for a thing; assigned valuation
the value of the picture is Ā£10Ģż000
reasonable or equivalent return; satisfaction
value for money
precise meaning or significance
(plural) the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social group
a person with old-fashioned values
maths
a particular magnitude, number, or amount
the value of the variable was 7
the particular quantity that is the result of applying a function or operation for some given argument
the value of the function for x=3 was 9
music short for time value
a gradation of tone from light to dark or of colour luminosity
the relation of one of these elements to another or to the whole picture
phonetics the quality or tone of the speech sound associated with a written character representing it
`g' has the value dŹ in English `gem'
verb
to assess or estimate the worth, merit, or desirability of; appraise
to have a high regard for, esp in respect of worth, usefulness, merit, etc; esteem or prize
to value freedom
(foll by at) to fix the financial or material worth of (a unit of currency, work of art, etc)
jewels valued at Ā£40Ģż000
value
MathematicsĢżAn assigned or calculated numerical quantity.
The relative darkness or lightness of a color. Value measures where a color falls on an achromatic scale from white to black.
Compare hue saturation
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- misvalue verb (used with object)
- nonvalue noun
- outvalue verb (used with object)
- prevalue noun
- self-valuing adjective
- supervalue noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of value1
Idioms and Phrases
of value, having notable worth, usefulness, or importance.
Avoid packing items of value in your checked baggage.
She always contributes something of value to the discussion.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bolla's piece is somewhat priceless, in that the museum declined to provide an estimate of its value when asked by the BBC.
Itās interesting how a humble squash taps into such rich emotional territory: shame, excess, disgust and the pressure to transform glut into value.
He isnāt chronically concerned with the physical details of who he dates or their salary, only their potential connection and the value they could bring to his life.
āWe have to have a robust strength of morals, value sticking up for those less fortunate ā that's why I think it's a mistake to focus just on economics and allow trans children to get bullied.ā
Adept at violent video games, he showed a "fascination with death" and an "absence of reference-points relating to the value of human life".
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When To Use
To value something is to consider it with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance. How is value different from esteem, appreciate, and prize? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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