Definition of 'value'

Noun

1. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
2. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
3. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"
      Synonyms: economic value
4. relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe
5. (music) the relative duration of a musical note
      Synonyms: time value note value
6. an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"

Verb

1. fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"
2. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
      Synonyms: prize treasure appreciate
3. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
      Synonyms: respect esteem prize prise
      Antonyms: disrespect disesteem disrespect disesteem
4. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
      Synonyms: measure evaluate valuate assess appraise
5. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"
      Synonyms: rate

---

Get this dictionary without ads as part of the e-Tutor Virtual Learning Program.