good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars.
having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions.
noun
excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth.
usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable.
value, as in money.
a quantity of something of a specified value: ten cents' worth of candy.
wealth; riches; property or possessions: net worth.
Idioms for worth
for all one is worth, Informal. to the utmost: He ran for all he was worth.
for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify: For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.
Origin of worth
1
before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd (German wert), Old Norse verthr,Gothic wairths
synonym study for worth
4. See desert. 6. See value.
Words nearby worth
worship the ground someone walks on, worst, worst-case, worsted, wort, worth, worthful, Worthing, Worthington, worthless, worth one's salt
Definition for worth (2 of 3)
worth2
[ wurth ]
/ wɜrθ /
verb (used without object)Archaic.
to happen or betide: woe worth the day.
Origin of worth
2
before 900; Middle English worthen,Old English wurthan, weorthan; cognate with German werden,Old Norse vertha,Gothic wairthan to become, Latin vertere to turn (see verse)
It’s worth noting that there are plenty of ways to use your skills to combat climate change.
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So, if you’re looking to stay ahead of the competition, the game of signing up for new social media platforms is worth the candle.
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For what it’s worth, the Harvard economist Ricardo Hausmann is an advisor to the Guaidó government, such as it is.
Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)|Stephen J. Dubner|September 17, 2020|Freakonomics
Its 12% stake in the company, purchased for $245 million, was worth more than $4 billion at the initial offering price of $120.
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For what it’s worth, this single game raised Rodgers’s ranking in our QB Elo ratings from 12th in the league before the season to seventh after Week 1.
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Freedom of speech, then, is sometimes not worth the trouble that comes with it.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
So I started to think about anything in my life that would be worth people giving it any amount of time.
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire|William O’Connor|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It would definitely be wrong for TLC to encourage us to gawk at these men but their story is worth investigating nonetheless.
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Rick would cut together five years worth of work, add the sixth, then recut six years worth of work, add the seventh, and so on.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the chord structure, for those of you who play an instrument, is unexpected and worth checking out.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we've had our laugh out of it, and that is worth while, isn't it?
Pirates' Hope|Francis Lynde
It is so ugly that it is worth nothing, except as a curiosity; and if it ceased to be a curiosity it would be quite valueless.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden|Henry Arthur Bright
It'd take all he's worth to feed him through the winter, and he'd be no use to you at all.
The Hills of Desire|Richard Aumerle Maher
But she thought: If it is not worth hearing, I will simply go to sleep as he reads.
The Substance of a Dream |F. W. Bain
I believe that they silently rate each other as we do men on 'Change—worth five hundred, worth eight hundred napkins.
Debit and Credit|Gustav Freytag
British Dictionary definitions for worth (1 of 3)
worth1
/ (wɜːθ) /
adjective(governing a noun with prepositional force)
worthy of; meriting or justifyingit's not worth discussing; an idea worth some thought
having a value ofthe book is worth 30 pounds
for all one is worthto the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability
worth one's weight in goldextremely helpful, kind, etc
noun
high quality; excellence
value, price
the amount or quantity of something of a specified valuefive pounds worth of petrol
Word Origin for worth
Old English weorth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German werth (German Wert), Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths
British Dictionary definitions for worth (2 of 3)
worth2
/ (wɜːθ) /
verb
(intr)archaicto happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day)
Word Origin for worth
Old English weorthan; related to Old Frisian wertha, Old Saxon, Old High German werthan (German werden), Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan, Latin vertere to turn
British Dictionary definitions for worth (3 of 3)
Worth
/ (wɜːθ, Frenchvɔrt) /
noun
Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture