Value Meaning and Definition

Word: Value

How to pronounce: ˈvæljuː

Noun

Definitions:

1. The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Example sentences: "Your support is of great value"

2. A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

Example sentences: "They internalize their parents' rules and values"

3. The numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number.

Example sentences: "The mean value of x"

4. The relative duration of the sound signified by a note.

Example sentences: "Rhythmic values are quarter, eighth and half notes, and only the major finger pattern is used in the first chorale."

5. The meaning of a word or other linguistic unit.

Example sentences: "In either case, the reference to neat depends on its use earlier and on its value as a word."

6. The relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color.

Example sentences: "The artist has used adjacent color values as the landscape recedes"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Estimate the monetary worth of (something)

Example sentences: "His estate was valued at $45,000"

2. Consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of.

Example sentences: "She had come to value her privacy and independence"

Synonyms:

cost

price

parameter

worth

rate

actual value

significance

importance

return value

threshold value

amount

sum

merit

virtue

assess

appreciate

variable

quantity

cherish

estimate

measure

evaluate

appraise

valuate

set

prize

prise

hold dear

esteem

treasure

Antonyms:

insignificance

Derivations:

valuing

valuable

valueless

valuation

valued

valuer

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Value in Other Languages...

Spanish: Valor

German: Wert

French: Valeur

Italian: Valore

Turkish: Değer