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value

/ˈvæl.ju/noun, verb2 syllables

Value means: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.

Synonyms for value28

noun, as in (music) the relative duration of a musical note

time value, note value

noun, as in the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else

economic value

verb, as in evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise

verb, as in regard highly; think much of

respect, esteem, prize, prise

verb, as in hold dear

prize, treasure, appreciate

verb, as in estimate the value of

rate

also used for value

worth, valence, worthen, apprise, apprize, honor, look up to, idolize, lay store by, bedear, cherish, hold dear, think much of

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What does value mean?11

verb

1

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of“I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional”

2

regard highly; think much of“I respect his judgement”

3

hold dear“I prize these old photographs”

4

estimate the value of“How would you rate his chances to become President?”

5

fix or determine the value of; assign a value to“value the jewelry and art work in the estate”

noun

1

(music) the relative duration of a musical note

2

the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else“he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices”

3

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed“the value assigned was 16 milliseconds”

4

the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable“the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world”

5

relative darkness or lightness of a color“I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values — dark, medium … and light”

6

an ideal accepted by some individual or group“he has old-fashioned values”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Value in a sentence

  • Whether happiness is the supreme value or not, it is earnestly desired by man.unknown
  • When we are in good health, we are apt to forget its value.unknown
  • During the water shortage, the value of water really came home to me.unknown
  • Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.darinmex
  • As more paper money came into use, the value fell.Source_VOA
  • After the earthquake, the land value in this area went down a lot.Scott
  • Health is a treasure, the value of which is known only to the sick.Eldad
  • Gold circulates because it has value, but paper money has value because it circulates.origami10

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of value

as a noun

plural
values

as a verb

past tense
valued
present participle
valuing
third-person singular
values
past participle
valued