valued
Americanadjective
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highly regarded or esteemed.
a valued friend.
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estimated; appraised.
jewels valued at $100,000.
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having value of a specified kind.
a triple-valued offer.
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Etymology
Origin of valued
Explanation
Anything valued is very important — it's admired or treasured. If one of the most valued members of your softball team is out sick, everyone will miss her — and you risk losing the game. The adjective valued comes from value, and it essentially means "considered to have value." Your valued possessions may literally be the most expensive items you own, or they may simply be things with sentimental value, like the photo of your grandparents or your dad's old watch. Marketers use this word all the time, often referring to valued customers or valued business.
Example Sentences
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Although theglobe.com had lost $11.5 million on just $2.7 million in revenue to that point in the year, investors valued the stock at more than $990 million on that first trading day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Yet despite this, Nvidia’s stock remains so expensive, or highly valued, that the company is still notionally worth $4 trillion.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Wellness tourism specifically, valued at $655 billion in 2019 and $894 billion in 2024, is forecast to reach $1.4 trillion by 2029.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Asked if Isar could one day be valued at 100 billion euros, Metzler said "people massively underestimate the potential of space".
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
A cup of coffee, a free meal in his restaurant, a fine black cigar—policemen valued these gestures of affinity and grace.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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