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value

Syllabification: (val·ue)
Pronunciation: /ˈvalyo͞o/
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Definition of value

noun

  • 1the 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 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 a good value
  • 2 (values) a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life:they internalize their parents' rules and values
  • 3the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number:the mean value of x an accurate value for the mass of Venus
  • 4 Music the relative duration of the sound signified by a note.
  • 5 Linguistics the meaning of a word or other linguistic unit.
  • the quality or tone of a spoken sound; the sound represented by a letter.
  • 6 Art the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color:the artist has used adjacent color values as the landscape recedes

verb (values, valuing, valued)

[with object]
  • 1estimate the monetary worth of (something):his estate was valued at $45,000
  • 2consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of:she had come to value her privacy and independence

Origin:

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

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