Value Definition
vălyo͝o
valued, values, valuing
noun
values
A fair or proper equivalent in money, commodities, etc., esp. for something sold or exchanged; fair price or return.
Webster's New World
The worth of a thing in money or goods at a certain time; market price.
Webster's New World
The worth of a thing in relation to its price.
The washer was a good value, considering all its features.
Webster's New World
Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit.
The value of an education.
American Heritage
Estimated or appraised worth or price; valuation.
Webster's New World
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verb
valued, values, valuing
To estimate the value of; set a price for or determine the worth of; appraise.
Webster's New World
To place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values.
To value health above wealth.
Webster's New World
To think highly of; esteem.
To value a friendship.
Webster's New World
To assign a value to (a unit of currency, for example).
American Heritage
To hold dear.
I value these old photographs.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or relating to the practice of investing in individual securities that, according to some fundamental measure, such as book value, appear to be relatively less expensive than comparable securities.
American Heritage
Relating to or consisting of principles or standards.
A value system.
American Heritage
Origin of Value
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Middle English from Old French from feminine past participle of valoir to be strong, be worth from Latin valēre wal- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valere (“to be strong, be worth").
From Wiktionary
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