strategic value

Meanings

1. 1noununcountable

   The importance of something for achieving long-term aims, beyond any immediate benefit.

   Grammar: Uncountable: the strategic value of the deal.

   Patterns

   • the strategic value of something
   • strategic value to someone

   The company bought the small start-up for its strategic value, not its profits.

   The port has great strategic value to the region's trade.

   Managers debated the strategic value of opening a second office.

2. 2noununcountablemilitary

   The usefulness of a place or resource to a military or political plan.

   Grammar: Often used with territory or resources: the strategic value of the island.

   Patterns

   • strategic value for someone

   The hill had strategic value because it overlooked the road.

   Leaders weighed the strategic value of the bridge before the attack.

Common combinations

high strategic value

The harbor has high strategic value.

limited strategic value

The project has limited strategic value for the firm.

assess the strategic value

Analysts will assess the strategic value of the acquisition.

of strategic value

The data is of strategic value to future planning.

lack strategic value

The old office building lacks strategic value.

Synonyms and how they differ

importance

Importance is broader and need not relate to long-term planning, while strategic value does.

significance

Significance can mean meaning or effect of any kind, whereas strategic value links to goals.

utility

Utility means practical usefulness, which may be short term, unlike strategic value.

Opposites

Word family

strategy noun

a plan to achieve a long-term aim

strategic adjective

relating to long-term planning

strategically adverb

in a way that serves a long-term plan

strategist noun

a person who makes plans

Commonly confused: strategic value or tactical value?

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