value

value
val•ue
[[t]ˈvæl yu[/t]] n. v. -ued, -u•ing
1) relative worth or importance
2) monetary or material worth, as in commerce
3) the worth of something in terms of some medium of exchange
4) equivalent worth in money, material, or services
5) estimated or assigned worth
6) denomination, as of a monetary issue
7) math.
a) magnitude; quantity:
the value of an angle[/ex]
b) a point in the range of a function: The value of x2 at 2 is 4
8) import;
the value of a word[/ex]
9) favorable regard
10) soc Often, values. the abstract concepts of what is right, worthwhile, or desirable; principles or standards
11) pho any object or quality desirable as a means or as an end in itself
12)
a) degree of lightness or darkness in a color
b) the relation of light and shade, as in a drawing
13) mad the relative duration of a musical note as expressed by a particular notation symbol
14) phn the phonetic equivalent of a letter or letters: the value of th in that
15) to calculate the monetary value of
16) to consider with respect to worth or importance
17) to esteem
Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < OF valoir < L valēre to be worth syn: See appreciate

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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