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valuable Definition

valu·able (valyə bəl, valyo̵̅o̅ ə bəl)

adjective

    1. having material value; being worth money
    2. having great value in terms of money a valuable diamond
  1. of great merit, use, or service; highly important, esteemed, etc.

noun

an article of value, esp. one of small size, as a piece of jewelry: usually used in pl.

valuable Related Forms
valu·ably adverb
valuable Synonyms

valuable

modif.

  1. Worth money

    salable, marketable, in demand, high-priced, commanding a good price, precious, costly, expensive, dear, of value, in great demand, hardly obtainable, scarce, priceless, invaluable, worthwhile, inestimable, worth its weight in gold*; see also expensive.

    Antonyms cheap*, worthless*, unsaleable, unmarketable.

  2. Helpful

    important, estimable, worthy; see helpful 1, relevant. See syn. study at expensive.

valuable Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • leave: Lock your car at all times; never leave valuables in open sight.
  • lock: Valuables: It is important that boys at the Perse get into the habit of leaving their valuables safely locked away in lockers provided.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • render: You will find that we are able to render certain additional services exceedingly valuable when the time factor is of special importance.

Modifies a noun

  • insight: She's given me many valuable insights on how we can improve the experience for users of our product.
  • contribution: They made a really valuable contribution to a very special day.
  • asset: At Holt, the William Marriott Museum is due to open in the next few weeks, adding a valuable asset to the railroad.
  • resource: We hope Home Office Design Ltd will become a valuable resource for future projects.
  • lesson: Many believe there are valuable lessons to be learned from my own case which I describe on my website ( address below ).
  • addition: Nick Cusack, Jason Smith, Julian Alsop, Martin Thomas, Steve Watkin and Matthew Bound have been valuable additions to the staff.

Modifying Another Word

  • immensely: Of course Britain was inevitably going to be described as immensely valuable.
  • extremely: An extremely valuable resource for any parent who may think their child is being bullied.
  • potentially: We consider that WAQPR already has a potentially valuable asset in Dan Shittu.
  • particularly: They are particularly valuable in that they can be dated.
  • intrinsically: International links in the Faculty Spending a period abroad as part of a degree program is an intrinsically valuable process.
  • especially: Clearly, Trade Union CND has an especially valuable role to play here.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: Thus samples of regolith returned by the Apollo missions proved valuable in studies of the solar wind.
  • deem: Although the concept of problem-based learning is deemed educationally valuable, the name itself suggests pathology.
  • become: Butler is down on bed-rock, and become very valuable, and there's nobody in the habit.. .
  • consider: Thus, whoever controls resources considered culturally valuable will always have an economic advantage over those who desire access to these resources.

Preposition: for

  • wildlife: The lengthy sea walls, which are in themselves valuable for wildlife are expensive to maintain.
valuable Quotes

We must recollect†what it is we have at stake, what it is we have to contend for. It is for our property, it is for our liberty, it is for our independence, nay for our existence as a nation; it is for our character, it is for our very name as Englishmen, it is for everything dear and valuable to man on this side of the grave.

—Pitt,William known as  theYounger

But some of us still believe that, without freedom, human beings cannot become fully human and that freedom is therefore supremely valuable.

—Huxley, Aldous Leonard

I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.

—Thoreau, Henry David