Word Frequency
value (ˈvæljuː
)
Definitions
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 £10 000
- 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
- (mathematics)
- 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
- a particular magnitude, number, or amount ⇒
- (music) short for time value
- (in painting, drawing, etc)
- 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 (dʒ) in English `gem'
verb
-ues, -uing, -ued tr- 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 £40 000
Word Origin
C14: from Old French, from valoir, from Latin valēre to be worth, be strongSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = importance, use, benefit, worth, merit, point, help, service, sense, profit, advantage, utility, significance, effectiveness, mileage, practicality, usefulness, efficacy, desirability, serviceableness,
= cost, price, worth, rate, equivalent, market price, face value, asking price, selling price, monetary worth
Translations for 'value'
- British English: value The value of something such as a method is its importance or usefulness.Some people dispute the value of this research.ˈvæljuː NOUNimportance
- Arabic: قِيمَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: valor
- Chinese: 价值
- Croatian: vrijednost
- Czech: užitečnost
- Danish: værdi
- Dutch: waarde
- European Spanish: valormonetario
- Finnish: arvo
- French: valeur
- German: Wert
- Greek: αξία
- Italian: valore
- Japanese: 価値
- Korean: 가치
- Norwegian: verdi
- Polish: wartość
- Portuguese: valor
- Romanian: valoare valori
- Russian: ценность
- Spanish: valorimporte, monto
- Swedish: värde
- Thai: คุณค่า
- Turkish: değer
- Ukrainian: цінність
- Vietnamese: giá trị
Example Sentences Including 'value'
As the fighting increased in ferocity Conrad came to appreciate the true value of their chess games.AMAGANSETT (2004)
Building a new room into the loft is another way of adding value ; expect to pay from £10,000 upwards.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Her value system is hopelessly skewed by her erroneous belief in her own infallibility.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
In a village of 2300 homes, that adds up to a total loss in value for the whole village of around £46 million.Country Life (2004)
In the secretive world of the international arms trade it is difficult to determine the true value of Chinese offshore orders.Irish Times (2002)
It will sell 130 theme pubs such as Pitcher & Piano with a £115m book value.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The value system which cherishes such endeavours is an unofficial one.Irish Times (2002)
They had scruples, Bruce, something you and I knew never had any value.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
What do you believe is the real value you bring to your professional life?YOUR POCKET LIFE COACH: 10 minutes a day to transform your life and your work (2001)
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