valueless

[ val-yoo-lis ]

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adjective

without worth or value; worthless: valueless stocks; a valueless promise.

Origin of valueless

First recorded in 1555–65; value + -less

Other words from valueless

val·ue·less·ness, noun

Words Nearby valueless

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How to use valueless in a sentence

Some people starved, while others went on lunatic spending sprees, since there was no point keeping money that would soon be valueless.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11) | Sarah Lyall | September 25, 2021 | Freakonomics
In addition, we show how, in desperation to claim there was demand for the proposed vehicle, he paid for customers to book valueless, non-binding pre-orders.
Lordstown Motors accused of faking EV truck pre-orders by short-seller firm Hindenburg Research | Kirsten Korosec | March 12, 2021 | TechCrunch
Secretary of State John Kerry called the group, “ugly, savage, inexplicable, nihilistic, valueless evil.”
Don't Start a War Over a Hostage | Jacob Siegel | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In an interview, Liang said, “Air should be the most valueless commodity, free to breathe for any vagrant or beggar.”
The Chinese Can’t Catch Their Breath | Brendon Hong | May 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
According to the supply-side view, temporary tax cuts and tax credits are economically valueless.
The GOP's Misplaced Rage | Bruce Bartlett | August 12, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

The soldiers so frequently threw away copper coin given them in change as valueless, that many natives discontinued to offer it.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
If the South failed, the promises would be valueless; if it succeeded, the obligations would be met as promptly as possible.
The Supplies for the Confederate Army | Caleb Huse
In itself valueless, yet a treasure in her eyes and mine, for it will protect our child, and many an envious eye is upon her.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
The estate hardly meets its own mortgage, and the land has been so neglected as to be almost valueless.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie Bowen
This alcoholic preparation of lactucarium is quite as valueless and more objectionable than the syrup of the same drug.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for valueless

valueless

/ (ˈvæljʊlɪs) /

adjective

having or possessing no value; worthless

Derived forms of valueless

valuelessness, noun

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