value
Entry from World dictionary
Pronunciation:/ˈvaljuː/
noun
- 1 [mass noun] the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something:your support is of great value
- the material or monetary worth of something:prints seldom rise in value [count noun] :equipment is included up to a total value of £500
- the worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it:at £12.50 the book is good value [count noun] :North American the wine represents a good value for $17.95
- 2 (values) principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life:they internalize their parents' rules and values
- 3 the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term ; a magnitude, quantity, or number:the mean value of x
- 4 Musicthe relative duration of the sound signified by a note
- 5 Linguisticsthe meaning of a word or other linguistic unit
- the quality or tone of a spoken sound; the sound represented by a letter
- 6 the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular colour:the artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes
verb (values, valuing, valued)
[with object]- 1 estimate the monetary worth of:his estate was valued at £45,000
- 2 consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of:she had come to value her privacy

Phrases
value for money
- British used in reference to something that is well worth the money spent on it:this camera is really good value for money

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir 'be worth', from Latin valere
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