Definitions for valuable
ˈvæl yu ə bəl, -yə bəlvalu·able

Princeton's WordNet(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. valuableadjective

   something of value

   "all our valuables were stolen"

2. valuableadjective

   having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

   "a valuable diamond"

3. valuable, worthfuladjective

   having worth or merit or value

   "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. valuablenoun

   a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; usually used in plural form.

2. valuableadjective

   having a great value.

   That ring over there is very valuable

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Valuableadjective

   having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo

2. Valuableadjective

   worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion

3. Valuablenoun

   a precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'valuable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2628

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'valuable' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3695

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'valuable' in Adjectives Frequency: #350

How to pronounce valuable?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say valuable in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of valuable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of valuable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of valuable in a Sentence

1. Steinar Midtskogen:

   This would make a recovery of meteorites very valuable for science.

2. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull:

   China is Australia's most valuable tourism market. More than a million Chinese visited Australia last year (and) contributed A$8.3 billion to our economy.

3. Lujan Grisham:

   I have always worked well within the federal agencies to ensure New Mexicans have the resources and tools they need to succeed and cultivated valuable, bi-partisan relationships over my time in Congressional Hispanic Caucus in order to ensure continued full funding of New Mexico's state of the art national defense facilities and labs, new Mexicans want a Governor who will continue to fight and hold President Trump accountable for policies that hurt New Mexicans and hard-working families.

4. Joseph Addison:

   What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.

5. Abderrahman Hassi:

   It is only when we lose things that we figure out how important, worthwile,useful and valuable they were to us.

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