valuable

[ val-yoo-uh-buhl, -yuh-buhl ]

/ ˈvæl yu ə bəl, -yə bəl /

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adjective

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.

noun

Usually valuables. articles of considerable value, as of personal property, especially those of relatively small size: They locked their valuables in the hotel safe.

OPPOSITES FOR valuable

1-3 worthless.

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Origin of valuable

First recorded in 1580–90; value (verb) + -able

synonym study for valuable

1, 3. Valuable, precious refer to that which has monetary or other value. Valuable applies to whatever has value, but especially to what has considerable monetary value or special usefulness, rarity, etc.: a valuable watch. That which is precious has a very high intrinsic value or is very dear for its own sake, associations, or the like: a precious jewel, friendship.

OTHER WORDS FROM valuable

val·u·a·ble·ness, nounval·u·a·bly, adverbnon·val·u·a·ble, adjectiveo·ver·val·u·a·ble, adjective

o·ver·val·u·a·ble·ness, nouno·ver·val·u·a·bly, adverbun·val·u·a·ble, adjectiveun·val·u·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby valuable

Valparaiso, Valpolicella, valproic acid, Valsalva maneuver, valse, valuable, valuate, valuation, valuator, value, value-added

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How to use valuable in a sentence

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A crate of pollinators that would have cost just $11 to rent in the 1970s is now more than 10 times as valuable.
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If they’re too small, parts of your hand may be exposed, and if they’re too large, valuable heat will escape.
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But it performs two distinct functions, both of which are undeniably valuable.
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Law-enforcement agencies at all levels of government provide a valuable and often thankless public service in their communities.
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According to court testimony by the lead NCIS investigator, it contained various mobile phones and even valuable letters.
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Whoever it is that Lebanese officials now have in custody, they clearly think she is valuable and worth publicizing.
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They want to pass on valuable intelligence about ISIS positions, and it's ignored.
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No man parts wis zat which is valuable, to strangers, wisout a proper honorarium.
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I pawned all our jewellery, and as we had a great many valuable things, I got several thousand francs.
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Don't waste your valuable time looking for the biggest angleworm in the garden!
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He distinguished himself by several military exploits, and wrote some valuable historical works.
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It was risky work to leave the valuable convoy for an instant, but Malcolm felt that he must probe this mystery.
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British Dictionary definitions for valuable

valuable

/ (ˈvæljʊəbəl) /

adjective

having considerable monetary worth

of considerable importance or qualitya valuable friend; valuable information

able to be valued

noun

(usually plural) a valuable article of personal property, esp jewellery

Derived forms of valuable

valuableness, nounvaluably, adverb

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