VALUE


Meaning of VALUE in English

I. ˈval-(ˌ)yü noun

Etymology: Middle English, worth, high quality, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * valuta, from feminine of * valutus, past participle of Latin valēre to be of worth, be strong — more at wield

Date: 14th century

1. : a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged

2. : the monetary worth of something : market price

3. : relative worth, utility, or importance

a good value at the price

the value of base stealing in baseball

had nothing of value to say

4. : a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement

let x take on positive value s

a value for the age of the earth

5. : the relative duration of a musical note

6.

a. : relative lightness or darkness of a color : luminosity

b. : the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness

7. : something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable

sought material value s instead of human value s — W. H. Jones

8. : denomination 2

• val·ue·less -(ˌ)yü-ləs, -yə- adjective

• val·ue·less·ness noun

II. transitive verb

( val·ued ; val·u·ing )

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to estimate or assign the monetary worth of : appraise

value a necklace

b. : to rate or scale in usefulness, importance, or general worth : evaluate

2. : to consider or rate highly : prize , esteem

value s your opinion

Synonyms: see estimate , appreciate

• val·u·er -yə-wər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.