value — OAT · Shobdo

value

noun

price, cost, worth;

market price, selling price, asking price, monetary value, face value.

2 the value of adequate preparation cannot be understated:

merit, worth, usefulness, use, utility, practicality, advantage, desirability, benefit, gain, profit, good, service, help, helpfulness, assistance, effectiveness, efficacy, avail, importance, significance, point, sense;

informal mileage.

3 (values) society's values are passed on to us as children:

principles, moral principles, ethics, moral code, morals, moral values, standards, moral standards, code of behavior, rules of conduct, standards of behavior.

verb

1 his estate was valued at $45,000:

evaluate, assess, estimate, appraise, assay, rate, price, put/set a price on, cost (out).

2 teachers must value the child's contribution:

appreciate, rate (highly), esteem, hold in high esteem, hold in high regard, hold dear, have a high opinion of, think highly of, think much of, set (great) store by, attach importance to, respect, admire, prize, cherish, treasure.