valuable
having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
having qualities worthy of respect, admiration, or esteem: a valuable friend.
of considerable use, service, or importance: valuable information.
Usually valuables. articles of considerable value, as of personal property, especially those of relatively small size: They locked their valuables in the hotel safe.
Origin of valuable
1synonym study For valuable
Opposites for valuable
Other words from valuable
- val·u·a·ble·ness, noun
- val·u·a·bly, adverb
- non·val·u·a·ble, adjective
- o·ver·val·u·a·ble, adjective
- o·ver·val·u·a·ble·ness, noun
- o·ver·val·u·a·bly, adverb
- un·val·u·a·ble, adjective
- un·val·u·a·bly, adverb
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How to use valuable in a sentence
“By offering a platform to build applications that take advantage of the meeting software, it’s possible it could be a valuable new ecosystem for startups,” says Ron.
Extra Crunch roundup: A fistful of IPOs, Affirm’s Peloton problem, Zoom Apps and more | Walter Thompson | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchWhile this rocket itself isn't going to be reused, the company expects that it will get valuable data from sensors that returned to Earth with the vehicle.
RocketLab’s “Return to Sender” launch does exactly what was promised | John Timmer | November 20, 2020 | Ars TechnicaFree days are still going to be extremely valuable, because the goal here is still the same, despite the challenges we face.
It joins Affirm, Airbnb and Roblox in filing this week as many well-known and valuable private companies look to debut before the year ends and the holidays start.
Wish files to go public with 100M monthly actives, $1.75B in 2020 revenue thus far | Alex Wilhelm | November 20, 2020 | TechCrunchThey also learn valuable lessons, such as trying your best all the time and how to be a good teammate.
Losing gracefully is one of the most important lessons from playing sports | Fred Bowen | November 18, 2020 | Washington Post
Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is unvaluable.
Essays and Tales | Joseph Addison
British Dictionary definitions for valuable
/ (ˈvæljʊəbəl) /
having considerable monetary worth
of considerable importance or quality: a valuable friend; valuable information
able to be valued
(usually plural) a valuable article of personal property, esp jewellery
Derived forms of valuable
- valuableness, noun
- valuably, adverb
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