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 Definitions of VALUE  [ˈvæl yu]  

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Definition of 'VALUE' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) value
relative worth or importance.

2.  value
monetary or material worth, as in commerce.

3.  value
the worth of something in terms of some medium of exchange.

4.  value
equivalent worth in money, material, or services.

5.  value
estimated or assigned worth.

6.  value
denomination, as of a monetary issue.

7.  value
magnitude; quantity:
the value of an angle.

8.  value
a point in the range of a function: The value of x2 at 2 is 4.

9.  value
import;
the value of a word.

10.  value
favorable regard.

11.  value
Often, values. the abstract concepts of what is right, worthwhile, or desirable; principles or standards.

12.  value
any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.

13.  value
degree of lightness or darkness in a color.

14.  value
the relation of light and shade, as in a drawing.

15.  value
the relative duration of a musical note as expressed by a particular notation symbol.

16.  value
the phonetic equivalent of a letter or letters: the value of th in that.

17. (v.t.) value
to calculate the monetary value of.

18.  value
to consider with respect to worth or importance.

19.  value
to esteem.

Etymology:  (1275–1325; ME < OF valoir < L valēre to be worth)

Definition of 'VALUE' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) value
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
"the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

2. (noun) value
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
"the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

3. (noun) value, economic value
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
"he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"

4. (noun) value
relative darkness or lightness of a color
"I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

5. (noun) value, time value, note value
(music) the relative duration of a musical note

6. (verb) value
an ideal accepted by some individual or group
"he has old-fashioned values"

7. (verb) value
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
"value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

8. (verb) prize, value, treasure, appreciate
hold dear
"I prize these old photographs"

9. (verb) respect, esteem, value, prize, prise
regard highly; think much of
"I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

10. (verb) measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

11. (verb) rate, value
estimate the value of
"How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"


Definition of 'VALUE' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) value
the importance or helpfulness of sth
I learned the value of hard work very young.; There is value in learning to write well.

2.  value
the amount of money sth is worth
the value of the painting; coins of different values

3.  value
the amount sth is worth compared to what you pay for it
This is great value compared to similar products.; You get great value for money at our store.

4. (verb) value
to believe that sth is important and helpful
She values his advice.; I value my time too much to waste it like that.

5.  value
to give an official price for sth
The house was valued at $349,000.


Definition of 'VALUE' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) VALUE
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

2. (noun) VALUE
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

3. (noun) VALUE
precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument

4. (noun) VALUE
esteem; regard

5. (noun) VALUE
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 [/]

6. (noun) VALUE
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

7. (noun) VALUE
valor

8. (verb) VALUE
to estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc

9. (verb) VALUE
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

10. (verb) VALUE
to raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value

11. (verb) VALUE
to be worth; to be equal to in value


Translation of 'VALUE' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: worth, importance or usefulness
His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: waarde Arabic flag Arabic: قيمَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ценност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: valor Czech flag Czech: cena, důležitost German flag German: der Wert
Danish flag Danish: værdi Greek flag Greek: αξία, σπουδαιότητα Spanish flag Spanish: valor, importancia
Estonian flag Estonian: väärtus Farsi flag Farsi: ارزش Finnish flag Finnish: arvo
French flag French: valeur; utilité Hebrew flag Hebrew: עֵרֶך Hindi flag Hindi: मूल्य, मान‍
Croatian flag Croatian: vrijednost, značaj Hungarian flag Hungarian: érték Indonesian flag Indonesian: nilai
Icelandic flag Icelandic: gildi; mikilvægi; gagnsem Italian flag Italian: valore Japanese flag Japanese: 価値
Korean flag Korean: 가치, 유용성 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vertė Latvian flag Latvian: vērtība
Malay flag Malay: penting; berharga Dutch flag Dutch: waarde Norwegian flag Norwegian: verdi
Polish flag Polish: wartość Portuguese flag Portuguese: valor Romanian flag Romanian: valoare, importanţă
Russian flag Russian: ценность Slovak flag Slovak: význam, dôležitosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: pomembnost
Serbian flag Serbian: vrednost Swedish flag Swedish: värde Thai flag Thai: มูลค่า
Turkish flag Turkish: değer, kıymet Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 價值 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: цінність; важливість
Urdu flag Urdu: قيمت، افاديت Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: giá trị Chinese flag Chinese: 价值

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