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value

[ val-yoo ]

/ ˈvæl yu /

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noun

relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.

monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in value.

the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange.

equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.: to give value for value received.

estimated or assigned worth; valuation: a painting with a current value of $500,000.

denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.

Mathematics.

magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like: the value of an angle; the value of x; the value of a sum.
a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function: The value of x2 at 2 is 4.

import or meaning; force; significance: the value of a word.

liking or affection; favorable regard.

values, Sociology. the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy.

Ethics. any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.

Fine Arts.

degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
the relation of light and shade in a painting, drawing, or the like.

Music. the relative length or duration of a tone signified by a note.

values, Mining. the marketable portions of an orebody.

Phonetics.

quality.
the phonetic equivalent of a letter, as the sound of a in hat, sang, etc.

verb (used with object), val·ued, val·u·ing.

to calculate or reckon the monetary value of; give a specified material or financial value to; assess; appraise: to value their assets.

to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance.

to regard or esteem highly: He values her friendship.

OTHER WORDS FOR value

1 utility.

3 cost, price.

18 prize.

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Origin of value

1275–1325; Middle English <Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (cf. valuta) of valoir<Latin valēre to be worth

synonym study for value

1. Value, worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability. Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful: the value of sunlight or good books. Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence: Few knew her true worth.

OTHER WORDS FROM value

mis·val·ue, verb (used with object), mis·val·ued, mis·val·u·ing.non·val·ue, nounoutvalue, verb (used with object), out·val·ued, out·val·u·ing.pre·val·ue, noun, verb (used with object), pre·val·ued, pre·val·u·ing.

self-val·u·ing, adjectivesu·per·val·ue, noun, verb (used with object), su·per·val·ued, su·per·val·u·ing.

Words nearby value

valse, valuable, valuate, valuation, valuator, value, value-added, value-added tax, valued, value date, valued policy

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To value something is to consider it with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance. How is value different from esteem, appreciate, and prize? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

How to use value in a sentence

The idea was to give families a bit of extra money as well as hire navigators who would help families understand the value of relocating to “high opportunity” neighborhoods, away from concentrated poverty and blight.
Joe Biden’s surprisingly visionary housing plan, explained|Matthew Yglesias|July 9, 2020|Vox
If the algorithm chose one of the original faces, the value was recorded.
How and Why Computers Roll Loaded Dice|Stephen Ornes|July 8, 2020|Quanta Magazine
Rather than mission statements, management directives, or corporate values printed on placards, organizational behavior is driven by peer pressure and behavioral norms that spread, like pathogens, through organizations.
The coronavirus crisis is increasing the risk of bank fraud. Here’s how banks can play defense|matthewheimer|July 7, 2020|Fortune
The most reliable way to stop baselines from shifting is to encode the public’s values and aspirations into law and practice, through politics.
The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19)|David Roberts|July 7, 2020|Vox

This powerful imagery surely ignites an emotional response in anyone who values life and is capable of empathy.
Racism Is a National Security Problem|Daniel Malloy|June 16, 2020|Ozy
But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There is reference after reference to the “black community,” “black worth ethic,” and adherence to the “black value system.”
Reverend Jeremiah Wright Was Worse Than Scalise|Ron Christie|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As Randy notes, “Maybe there is a value in shining a light on this and asking the questions.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Canned drinks like Mercy contain up 5,000 percent of the daily value of certain vitamins.
History's Craziest Hangover Cures|Justin Jones|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For me and some of my students, 2014 was the year of rediscovering old resources whose value is not exhausted yet.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other things being equal, the volume of voice used measures the value that the mind puts upon the thought.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Of course the expression of this value is modified and characterized by the nature of the thing spoken of.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Was a pupil of Caspar Netscher of Heidelberg, whose little pictures are of fabulous value.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
The living (value £250) is in the gift of trustees, and is now held by the Rev. M. Parker, Vicar.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

British Dictionary definitions for value

value

/ (ˈvæljuː) /

noun

the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability; worth, merit, or importance

an amount, esp a material or monetary one, considered to be a fair exchange in return for a thing; assigned valuationthe value of the picture is £10 000

reasonable or equivalent return; satisfactionvalue for money

precise meaning or significance

(plural) the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social groupa person with old-fashioned values

maths

a particular magnitude, number, or amountthe value of the variable was 7
the particular quantity that is the result of applying a function or operation for some given argumentthe value of the function for x=3 was 9

music short for time value

(in painting, drawing, etc)

a gradation of tone from light to dark or of colour luminosity
the relation of one of these elements to another or to the whole picture

phonetics the quality or tone of the speech sound associated with a written character representing it`g' has the value dʒ in English `gem'

verb -ues, -uing or -ued (tr)

to assess or estimate the worth, merit, or desirability of; appraise

to have a high regard for, esp in respect of worth, usefulness, merit, etc; esteem or prizeto value freedom

(foll by at) to fix the financial or material worth of (a unit of currency, work of art, etc)jewels valued at £40 000

Word Origin for value

C14: from Old French, from valoir, from Latin valēre to be worth, be strong

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Scientific definitions for value

value

[ văl′yōō ]

Mathematics An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.

The relative darkness or lightness of a color. Value measures where a color falls on an achromatic scale from white to black. Compare hue saturation.

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