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Val

1 American  

abbreviation

Biochemistry.
  1. valine.


Val 2 American  
[val] / væl /

noun

  1. Valenciennes.


Val 3 American  
[val] / væl /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Valentine.

  2. a female given name, form of Valerie.


val. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. valentine.

  2. valuation.

  3. value.

  4. valued.


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He also shared the screen with Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in “Top Gun” as Vietnam veteran and Navy Cmdr.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Space-based data centers could also be suited to special use cases, said Val Elbert, global leader of Boston Consulting Group’s technology, media and telecommunications practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

One recent Prep Talk was 11 paragraphs about Val Moreno, a man serving his 33rd season on the Servite football chain crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

"You always say you are too busy. You are as bad as Val and Ellis!"

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Emotional val. plus 100 % times nil. plus val. crop.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner

Increase 200% times intrinsic val. yearly plus liquid assets plus credit earned.

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

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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