valued

[val-yood]

adjective

1. highly regarded or esteemed.

   a valued friend.

2. estimated; appraised.

   jewels valued at $100,000.

3. having value of a specified kind.

   a triple-valued offer.

Other Word Forms

• nonvalued adjective
• quasi-valued adjective
• self-valued adjective
• unvalued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of valued¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; value + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Ports of Jersey said it was saddened by the news: "Blue Islands has been a valued operator at Jersey Airport for many years."

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A turning point for his media career was the 1990s internet boom, when he headed a startup, Wolff New Media, that was, briefly, valued at $100 million.

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Now, investors look to a flurry of Fed speakers next week for clues about the central bank’s direction in the face of richly valued financial markets and elevated economic uncertainty.

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Robinhood is suddenly valued at about $110 billion and is closing in on half the size of Morgan Stanley or Goldman Sachs Group, but with barely a tenth of the profit for now.

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What would a society look like if it valued our time as much as our data?

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Related Words

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• appreciated 
• expensive 
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• priceless 
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• respected www.thesaurus.com
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