valued

American  

[val-yood] / ˈvæl yud /

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.

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of valued

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

Example Sentences

That ruling may come with an exception for the Federal Reserve Board, an independent agency whose nonpartisan stability is valued by business leaders.

From Los Angeles Times

Total exports last year were valued at over $700 billion, according to data from Seoul's industry ministry, up 3.8 percent from the previous year.

From Barron's

Now, as investors look toward next year, more are turning away from richly valued tech stocks and toward banks, materials firms and healthcare companies closely tied to the real economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

At current prices, the initial bitcoin purchase would be valued at about $16.5 million.

From MarketWatch

That would, of course, still leave it a long way behind both China, whose economy is valued around $19 trillion, and the U.S., up at around $30 trillion.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• admired
• appreciated
• expensive
• loved
• priceless
• prized
• respected
• valuable