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- [val-yoo]
- /ˈvæl yu/
- /ˈvæljuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [val-yoo]
- /ˈvæl yu/
Definitions of value word
- noun value relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess. 1
- noun value monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in value. 1
- noun value the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange. 1
- noun value equivalent worth or return in money, material, services, etc.: to give value for value received. 1
- noun value estimated or assigned worth; valuation: a painting with a current value of $500,000. 1
- noun value denomination, as of a monetary issue or a postage stamp. 1
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Origin of value
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Old French, noun use of feminine past participle (cf. valuta) of valoir < Latin valēre to be worth
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Parts of speech for Value
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
value popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
value usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for value
noun value
- acceptation — the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- bargain — Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
verb value
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprize — to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.
- assay — An assay is a test of a substance to find out what chemicals it contains. It is usually carried out to find out how pure a substance is.
adj value
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- meaningless — without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
adjective value
- zipper — Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
Antonyms for value
verb value
- abase — to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
- animalize — to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- bad mouth — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bastardize — to debase; corrupt
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
noun value
- worthlessness — The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
- disvalue — disesteem; disparagement.
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