Meaning & use

valuable

adjective·Everyday

Worth a great deal of money, or extremely useful or important.

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The painting turned out to be far more valuable than the family had realized.

Her advice proved valuable when I was deciding which job to accept.

A note on using this word

"Valuable" describes monetary worth or usefulness, while "invaluable" means too useful to measure in money.

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