valued
Americanadjective
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highly regarded or esteemed.
a valued friend.
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estimated; appraised.
jewels valued at $100,000.
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having value of a specified kind.
a triple-valued offer.
Other Word Forms
- nonvalued adjective
- quasi-valued adjective
- self-valued adjective
- unvalued adjective
Etymology
Origin of valued
Explanation
Anything valued is very important — it's admired or treasured. If one of the most valued members of your softball team is out sick, everyone will miss her — and you risk losing the game. The adjective valued comes from value, and it essentially means "considered to have value." Your valued possessions may literally be the most expensive items you own, or they may simply be things with sentimental value, like the photo of your grandparents or your dad's old watch. Marketers use this word all the time, often referring to valued customers or valued business.
Example Sentences
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Employees who put all their work tasks on autopilot using AI tools are also in jeopardy of losing the critical-thinking skills that will make them valued assets in the new era of work.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
OpenAI last month said it was valued at $852 billion after a funding round that raised $122 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The fire destroyed some $500 million in paper products and destroyed the warehouse, valued at $150 million, Anderson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
If the tolls survive the end of hostilities between the sides, they would become a valued source of new revenue for the Iranian regime — and would also be costly for the global oil market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
Even though Roosevelt wasn’t a crack shot, the best roper, or the best horseback rider, he had something else that the cowboys valued even more.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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