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value

va·lue

UK/ˈvæl.juː/ US/ˈval.jʉw/ common

noun

1.

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

  • “the value assigned was 16 milliseconds”
2.

the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

  • “the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world”
3.

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”
4.

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” Joe Hing Lowe
6.

an ideal accepted by some individual or group

  • “he has old-fashioned values”

verb

1.

fix or determine the value of; assign a value to

  • “value the jewelry and art work in the estate”
2.

hold dear

  • “I prize these old photographs”
3.

regard highly; think much of

  • “I respect his judgement”
  • “We prize his creativity”
4.

place a value on; judge the worth of something

  • “I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional”
5.

estimate the value of

  • “How would you rate his chances to become President?”
  • “Gold was rated highly among the Romans”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).

Phrases

  • absolute value
  • accept at face value
  • acid value
  • actual cash value
  • add value
  • add value machine
  • aged R-value
  • and nothing of value was lost
  • value system

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