value — ONAD · Shobdo

value /ˈvalyo͞o, ˈvælju

▸ noun

1 the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something:

your support is of great value.

▪ the material or monetary worth of something:

prints seldom rise in value

equipment is included up to a total value of $500.

▪ the worth of something compared to the price paid or asked for it:

at $12.50 the book is a good value.

2 (values) a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life:

they internalize their parents' rules and values.

3 the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number:

the mean value of x

an accurate value for the mass of Venus.

4 Music the relative duration of the sound signified by a note.

5 Linguistics the meaning of a word or other linguistic unit.

▪ the quality or tone of a spoken sound; the sound represented by a letter.

6 the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color:

the artist has used adjacent color values as the landscape recedes.

▸ verb

(values, valuing, valued)

[with object]

1 estimate the monetary worth of (something):

his estate was valued at $45,000.

2 consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of:

she had come to value her privacy and independence.

– ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir ‘be worth’, from Latin valere.