worth

Worth is defined as having value, whether in money or otherwise.

(preposition)

An example of worth is a house being valued at $500,000.

The definition of worth is excellence, usefulness or value.

(noun)

An example of worth is a person with superior charm.

See worth in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

material value, esp. as expressed in terms of money or some other medium of exchange
that quality of a person or thing that lends importance, value, merit, etc. and that is measurable by the esteem in which the person or thing is held
the amount or quantity of something that may be had for a given sum: a dollar's worth of nuts
wealth; possessions; riches

Origin: ME < OE weorth, akin to weorthian, to honor, Ger wert, worth, werden, to become < IE *wert-, to turn: see verse

intransitive verb

Archaic to become: woe worth the day

Origin: ME worthen < OE weorthan, to become, used as auxiliary of the pass., akin to Ger werden: see worth

See worth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The quality that renders something desirable, useful, or valuable: the worth of higher education.
Material or market value: stocks having a worth of ten million dollars.
A quantity of something that may be purchased for a specified sum or by a specified means: ten dollars' worth of natural gas; wanted their money's worth.
Wealth; riches: her net worth.
Quality that commands esteem or respect; merit: a person of great worth.

adjective