value
value Lexical Profile
value Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
"The historical archives are of immense value to researchers studying the nineteenth century."
The material or monetary worth of something; a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged.
"Property values in the downtown district have risen steadily over the past decade."
Principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life (usually used in the plural).
"Their organization was founded on core values of integrity, transparency, and community service."
The numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number.
"To solve the equation, you must first determine the value of the unknown variable."
The relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color in painting and visual arts, or the relative duration of the sound signified by a musical note.
"The artist used subtle variations in tonal value to create the illusion of depth on the canvas."
• verb
To consider someone or something to be important or beneficial; to have a high opinion of.
"She has always valued her mentor's honest feedback and professional guidance."
To estimate the monetary worth of something.
"An independent appraiser valued the antique violin at over fifty thousand dollars."
• Rhymes for value
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 14th century from Anglo-French and Old French value, the feminine past participle of valoir ('to be worth'), which descends from the Latin verb valere ('to be strong, to have power, or to be worth').