relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in value.
the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange.
equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.: to give value for value received.
estimated or assigned worth; valuation: a painting with a current value of $500,000.
denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.
Mathematics.
magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like: the value of an angle; the value of x; the value of a sum.
a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function: The value of x2 at 2 is 4.
import or meaning; force; significance: the value of a word.
liking or affection; favorable regard.
values,Sociology. the ideals, customs, institutions, etc., of a society toward which the people of the group have an affective regard. These values may be positive, as cleanliness, freedom, or education, or negative, as cruelty, crime, or blasphemy.
Ethics. any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.
Fine Arts.
degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
the relation of light and shade in a painting, drawing, or the like.
Music. the relative length or duration of a tone signified by a note.
values,Mining. the marketable portions of an orebody.
Phonetics.
quality.
the phonetic equivalent of a letter, as the sound of a in hat, sang, etc.
verb (used with object),val·ued,val·u·ing.
to calculate or reckon the monetary value of; give a specified material or financial value to; assess; appraise: to value their assets.
to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance.
to regard or esteem highly: He values her friendship.
Origin of value
1275–1325; Middle English <Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (cf. valuta) of valoir<Latin valēre to be worth
SYNONYMS FOR value
1 utility.
3 cost, price.
18 prize.
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synonym study for value
1. Value,worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability. Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful: the value of sunlight or good books.Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence: Few knew her true worth.18. See appreciate.
OTHER WORDS FROM value
mis·val·ue,verb (used with object),mis·val·ued,mis·val·u·ing.non·val·ue,nounoutvalue,verb (used with object),out·val·ued,out·val·u·ing.pre·val·ue,noun,verb (used with object),pre·val·ued,pre·val·u·ing.
self-val·u·ing,adjectivesu·per·val·ue,noun,verb (used with object),su·per·val·ued,su·per·val·u·ing.
The idea was to give families a bit of extra money as well as hire navigators who would help families understand the value of relocating to “high opportunity” neighborhoods, away from concentrated poverty and blight.
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If the algorithm chose one of the original faces, the value was recorded.
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Rather than mission statements, management directives, or corporate values printed on placards, organizational behavior is driven by peer pressure and behavioral norms that spread, like pathogens, through organizations.
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The most reliable way to stop baselines from shifting is to encode the public’s values and aspirations into law and practice, through politics.
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This powerful imagery surely ignites an emotional response in anyone who values life and is capable of empathy.
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But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
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As Randy notes, “Maybe there is a value in shining a light on this and asking the questions.”
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Canned drinks like Mercy contain up 5,000 percent of the daily value of certain vitamins.
In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
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He called her The Duchess, and if The Duchess didn't like something, then it was of no value.
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This would mean 4.5 persons per house, certainly too low a value for the aboriginal social family.
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It is this power of combination with bases that makes them of value in wool dyeing.
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This fact, however, by no means detracts from the value of such a magnificent herd as that of Mr. Crosbie.
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He forgot all premonitions, doubt was behind him; he no longer gauged the value of his desire for Ludowika Winscombe.
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And yet he who seeks a meaning in these things and a value and an inner development may come to another kind of truth.
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British Dictionary definitions for value
value
/ (ˈvæljuː) /
noun
the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability; worth, merit, or importance
an amount, esp a material or monetary one, considered to be a fair exchange in return for a thing; assigned valuationthe value of the picture is £10 000
reasonable or equivalent return; satisfactionvalue for money
precise meaning or significance
(plural)the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social groupa person with old-fashioned values
maths
a particular magnitude, number, or amountthe value of the variable was 7
the particular quantity that is the result of applying a function or operation for some given argumentthe value of the function for x=3 was 9
music short for time value
(in painting, drawing, etc)
a gradation of tone from light to dark or of colour luminosity
the relation of one of these elements to another or to the whole picture
phoneticsthe quality or tone of the speech sound associated with a written character representing it`g' has the value dʒ in English `gem'
verb-ues, -uingor-ued(tr)
to assess or estimate the worth, merit, or desirability of; appraise
to have a high regard for, esp in respect of worth, usefulness, merit, etc; esteem or prizeto value freedom
(foll by at)to fix the financial or material worth of (a unit of currency, work of art, etc)jewels valued at £40 000
Word Origin for value
C14: from Old French, from valoir, from Latin valēre to be worth, be strong