worth
preposition
good or important enough to justify (what is specified).
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worth
1 American
[wurth]
/ wɜrθ /
preposition
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good or important enough to justify (what is specified).
advice worth taking;
a place worth visiting.
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having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money.
This vase is worth 12 dollars.
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having property to the value or amount of.
They are worth millions.
noun
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excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem.
women of worth.
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usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose.
Your worth to the world is inestimable.
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value, as in money.
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a quantity of something of a specified value.
ten cents' worth of candy.
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wealth; riches; property or possessions.
net worth.
idioms
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for all one is worth, to the utmost.
He ran for all he was worth.
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for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify.
For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.
worth
2
American
[wurth]
/ wɜrθ /
verb (used without object)
Archaic.
Worth
3
American
[wurth]
/ wɜrθ /
noun
worth
1
British
/ wɜːθ /
adjective
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worthy of; meriting or justifying
it's not worth discussing
an idea worth some thought
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having a value of
the book is worth 30 pounds
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to the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability
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extremely helpful, kind, etc
noun
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high quality; excellence
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value, price
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the amount or quantity of something of a specified value
five pounds worth of petrol
Worth
2
British
/ wɜːθ, vɔrt /
noun
worth
3
British
/ wɜːθ /
verb
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Etymology
Origin of worth1
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, worth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd, Old Frisian werth, Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths
Origin of worth2
First recorded before 900; Middle English worthen, Old English wurthan, weorthan, wyrthan; cognate with German werden, Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan “to become,” Latin vertere “to turn”; see verse
Explanation
The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth. The noun worth also means the inherent value of something based on the qualities of excellence, usefulness or importance. Don't underestimate your worth to the group; the whole bake sale would have fallen apart without you, and your brownies were delicious. As an adjective worth describes something that has a value or deserves to be treated a certain way, like when your hard work baking is worth the effort.
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It would provide them with a loan worth 20% of their new build property's value to help pay for the purchase.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
About five inches of rain was forecast in areas of Massachusetts including Boston -- the equivalent of more than a month's worth of rainfall.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Columnist Dawn Gilbertson tells us if they’re worth the fee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Usually I order food from my cook when I’m at home and she’ll make like a week’s worth of food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
“You know what, if you try for me, I’ll tell Jack of Diamonds! He’ll make it worth your while, I swear!”
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Haji Zada, who has been living in Fort Worth, Texas, was accused by prosecutors of being the "matriarch" of the group, who had worked "to radicalize the family".
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The S&P and mega cap complex have felt strangely heavy without a great fundamental reason. Worth keeping in the back of the mind that some leverage/carry may simply be diffusing out of the system.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The group bought the plot to hold onto, Orr said, until creeping growth from the Dallas-Fort Worth area made it attractive for redevelopment.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Raised in Aledo, near Fort Worth, Barton studied religious education at Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and became a principal at a K-12 school run by his parents’ church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Two fellows have looked at it already. Then we heard about you. Worth a try, right? She”—he nods at the woman—“is desperate to hear her program. News bulletins too, of course.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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