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Meaning of 'value' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Value [ n.]
- The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.
- Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.
- Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument
- Esteem; regard.
- The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [/] has the value of two eighth notes [/].
- In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.
- Valor.
2 . Value [ v. t.]
- To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.
- To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.
- To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value.
- To be worth; to be equal to in value.

Meaning of 'value' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . value [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an ideal accepted by some individual or group
Example in sentence:
  • he has old-fashioned values
Meaning (2):
- the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
Example in sentence:
  • he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices
Meaning (3):
- relative darkness or lightness of a color
Example in sentence:
  • I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light
Meaning (4):
- the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
Example in sentence:
  • the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
Meaning (5):
- a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
Example in sentence:
  • the value assigned was 16 milliseconds
6 . value [ v]
Meaning (6):
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
Example in sentence:
  • access all the factors when taking a risk;
  • I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
Meaning (7):
- estimate the value of
Example in sentence:
  • Gold was rated highly among the Romans;
  • How would you rate his chances to become President?
Meaning (8):
- hold dear
Example in sentence:
  • I prize these old photographs
Meaning (9):
- regard highly; think much of
Example in sentence:
  • I respect his judgement;
  • We prize his creativity
Meaning (10):
- fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
Example in sentence:
  • value the jewelry and art work in the estate

Nearby Words:

valance valanced valancing vale valediction valedictorian valedictories valedictory valence valencia

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