Meaning & use
value
The worth, importance, or usefulness of something, whether measured in money or in other terms.
See it in a sentence
The antique vase increased in value after the auction house verified its origin.
She places great value on honesty, even when the truth is uncomfortable.
A note on using this word
Value can be financial, as in market value, or personal and abstract, as in the value someone places on friendship.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To consider something important or to estimate its worth.
The jeweler valued the necklace at nearly three thousand dollars.
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