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noun
1.
relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
2.
monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in value.
3.
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.
4.
equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.: to give value for value received.
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EXPANDestimated or assigned worth; valuation: a painting with a current value of $500,000.
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denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp.
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Mathematics.
a.
magnitude; quantity; number represented by a figure, symbol, or the like: the value of an angle; the value of x; the value of a sum.
b.
a point in the range of a function; a point in the range corresponding to a given point in the domain of a function: The value of x2 at 2 is 4.
9.
liking or affection; favorable regard.
10.
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.
11.
Ethics. any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself.
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Fine Arts.
a.
degree of lightness or darkness in a color.
b.
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.
14.
values, Mining. the marketable portions of an orebody.
15.
COLLAPSEverb (used with object)
16.
to calculate or reckon the monetary value of; give a specified material or financial value to; assess; appraise: to value their assets.
17.
to consider with respect to worth, excellence, usefulness, or importance.
18.
to regard or esteem highly: He values her friendship.
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Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (compare valuta) of valoir < Latin valēre to be worth
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (compare valuta) of valoir < Latin valēre to be worth
Related forms
mis·val·ue, verb (used with object), -ued, -u·ing.
non·val·ue, noun
out·val·ue, verb (used with object), -ued, -u·ing.
pre·val·ue, noun, verb (used with object), -ued, -u·ing.
self-val·u·ing, adjective
EXPANDsu·per·val·ue, noun, verb (used with object), -ued, -u·ing.
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. utility. Value, worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability. Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful: the value of sunlight or good books. Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence: Few knew her true worth. 3. cost, price. 18. prize. See appreciate.
1. utility. Value, worth imply intrinsic excellence or desirability. Value is that quality of anything which renders it desirable or useful: the value of sunlight or good books. Worth implies especially spiritual qualities of mind and character, or moral excellence: Few knew her true worth. 3. cost, price. 18. prize. See appreciate.
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Word Origin & History
value
c.1300, from O.Fr. value "worth, value" (13c.), noun use of fem. pp. of valoir "be worth," from L. valere "be strong, be well, be of value" (see valiant). The meaning "social principle" is attested from 1918, supposedly borrowed from the language of painting. The verb is
EXPANDrecorded from late 15c. Related: Valued, valuing. Value judgment (1892) is a loan-translation of Ger. Werturteil.
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Medical Dictionary
value val·ue (vāl'y&oomacr;)
n.
A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable.
An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.
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