value

Value is the worth in goods, services or money of an object or person.

(noun)

An example of value is the amount given by an appraiser after appraising a house.
An example of value is how much a consultant's input is worth to a committee.

See value in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a fair or proper equivalent in money, commodities, etc., esp. for something sold or exchanged; fair price or return
the worth of a thing in money or goods at a certain time; market price
estimated or appraised worth or price; valuation
purchasing power: the fluctuating value of the dollar
that quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; worth or the degree of worth
that which is desirable or worthy of esteem for its own sake; thing or quality having intrinsic worth
the social principles, goals, or standards held or accepted by an individual, class, society, etc.
precise meaning, as of a word
denomination, as of a postage stamp, playing card, etc.
Art
1. relative lightness or darkness of a color
2. proportioned effect, as of light and shade, in an artistic work
Math. the quantity or amount for which a symbol stands: to determine the value of x
Music the relative duration of a note, tone, or rest
Phonet. the phonological equivalent of a given letter: the values of i in English sin, sine, sing

Origin: ME < OFr, fem. of valu, pp. of valoir, to be strong, be worth < L valere < IE base *wal-, to be strong > wield

transitive verb valued, valuing

to estimate the value of; set a price for or determine the worth of; appraise
to place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values: to value health above wealth
to think highly of; esteem: to value a friendship

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See value in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.
Monetary or material worth: the fluctuating value of gold and silver.
Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit: the value of an education.
A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable: “The speech was a summons back to the patrician values of restraint and responsibility” (Jonathan Alter).
Precise meaning or import, as of a word.
Mathematics An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.
Music The relative duration of a tone or rest.
The relative darkness or lightness of a color. See Table at color.
Linguistics The sound quality of a letter or diphthong.
One of a series of specified values: issued a stamp of new value.

transitive verb val·ued, val·u·ing, val·ues

To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.
To regard highly; esteem. See Synonyms at appreciate.
To rate according to relative estimate of worth or desirability; evaluate: valued health above money.
To assign a value to (a unit of currency, for example).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from feminine past participle of valoir, to be strong, be worth

Origin: , from Latin valēre; see wal- in Indo-European roots

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