Definitions for value
value
val·ue
Spelling: [val-yoo]
IPA: /ˈvæl yu/
Value is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 54 anagrams from letters in value (aeluv).
Definitions for value
noun
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relative worth, merit, or importance:
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monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade:
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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.
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equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.:
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estimated or assigned worth; valuation:
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denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.
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Mathematics.
magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like:
a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function:
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import or meaning; force; significance:
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liking or affection; favorable regard.
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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.
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Ethics. any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.
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Fine Arts.
degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
the relation of light and shade in a painting, drawing, or the like.
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Music. the relative length or duration of a tone signified by a note.
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values, Mining. the marketable portions of an orebody.
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Phonetics.
quality.
the phonetic equivalent of a letter, as the sound of a in hat, sang, etc.
verb (used with object)
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to calculate or reckon the monetary value of; give a specified material or financial value to; assess; appraise:
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to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance.
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to regard or esteem highly:
Origin of value
1275-1325; Middle English Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (cf. valuta) of valoir Latin valēre to be worth
Examples for value
I can bear witness to the value of her services in South Carolina and Florida.
Obulus, (plural Oboli)—A small coin, about the value of a penny.
As a result the grain in the Egyptian markets had greatly increased in value.
In a humiliating turn of events, the ruble has lost about half its value against the dollar so far this year.
As Randy notes, “Maybe there is a value in shining a light on this and asking the questions.”
He called her The Duchess, and if The Duchess didn't like something, then it was of no value.
But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
Canned drinks like Mercy contain up 5,000 percent of the daily value of certain vitamins.
He's too honest entirely to stale the value of a pin, let alone a carpetbag.
It was but just, that a man should be spoken evil of, who set no value upon his reputation.