Value - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvæljuː|  American pronunciation of the word value
Brit.  |ˈvæljuː|  British pronunciation of the word value

noun

- a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
the value assigned was 16 milliseconds
- the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
- 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
- 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
- (music) the relative duration of a musical note
- an ideal accepted by some individual or group
he has old-fashioned values

verb

- fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
value the jewelry and art work in the estate
- hold dear (syn: appreciate, prize, treasure)
- regard highly; think much of (syn: esteem, prise, prize, respect)
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of (syn: appraise, assess, evaluate, measure)
- estimate the value of (syn: rate)

Extra examples

The company's stock continues to decline in value.

Real estate prices have doubled in value over the last decade.

The difference in value between the two currencies is not significant.

You may exchange the item for something of equal value.

We sold the home for less than its full value.

An increase in the value of the dollar

The home has a value of $1,000,000.

Property values tend to rise as interest rates fall.

The store advertises great values.

No one can deny the value of a good education.

She values the time she spends with her family.

The items are highly valued by collectors.

The herbs are valued for their medicinal properties.

He had nothing of value to say.

They paid him the value of his lost property.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: value
he/she/it: values
present participle: valuing
past tense: valued
past participle: valued
noun
singular: value
plural: values
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