Val
abbreviation
Val
1 Americanabbreviation
Biochemistry.
Val
2
American
[val]
/ væl /
noun
Val
3
American
[val]
/ væl /
val.
4
American
abbreviation
-
valentine.
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valuation.
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value.
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valued.
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But it wasn’t until Lyon was ailing and his wife, Val, was incapacitated that a family member looking to confirm a beneficiary designation found no record of any updates to his plans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Rookie” actor Dewan, best known for her breakthrough role in “Step Up” alongside Channing Tatum, will dust off her dancing shoes to compete with pro Val Chmerkovskiy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“About that time, a Japanese Val dive-bomber dropped its bomb on Ford Island and started coming down ‘Battleship Row.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Val Moreno looks like he’s enjoying every minute while volunteering to hold the down marker at Servite High home football games as part of the Friars’ chain crew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Neither the feeling that our DNA work had hit a roadblock nor the uncertainty of getting paid for the year was of much concern when I joined Av and his sister Val at Euston Station.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Emotional val. plus 100 % times nil. plus val. crop.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Bigamy threat val. minus nil. unless quick buyer.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Intrinsic val. possible though not probable forced sale of house 6 land plus val. crop minus child’s one quarter.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Increase 200% times intrinsic val. yearly plus liquid assets plus credit earned.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
Adverb; adversus=Against. ad val., ad valorem=According to value. advt.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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