valuing

noun

1. a fair or proper equivalent in money, commodities, etc., esp. for something sold or exchanged; fair price or return
2. the worth of a thing in money or goods at a certain time; market price
3. estimated or appraised worth or price; valuation
4. purchasing power: the fluctuating value of the dollar
5. 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
6. that which is desirable or worthy of esteem for its own sake; thing or quality having intrinsic worth
7. the social principles, goals, or standards held or accepted by an individual, class, society, etc.
8. precise meaning, as of a word
9. denomination, as of a postage stamp, playing card, etc.
10. Art
    1. relative lightness or darkness of a color
    2. proportioned effect, as of light and shade, in an artistic work
11. Math. the quantity or amount for which a symbol stands: to determine the value of x
12. Music the relative duration of a note, tone, or rest
13. 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

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