(~s, valuing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular ~ on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has.
Further studies will be needed to see if these therapies have any ~...
Ronnie put a high ~ on his appearance.
N-UNCOUNT: also a N, usu with supp
•
If something is of ~, it is useful or important. If it is of no ~, it has no usefulness or importance.
This weekend course will be of ~ to everyone interested in the Pilgrim Route...
PHRASE: v-link PHR
2.
If you ~ something or someone, you think that they are important and you appreciate them.
I’ve done business with Mr Weston before. I ~ the work he gives me...
VERB: V n
~d
As you are a ~d customer, I am writing to you to explain the situation...
ADJ
3.
The ~ of something is how much money it is worth.
The ~ of his investment has risen by more than $50,000...
The country’s currency went down in ~ by 3.5 per cent...
N-VAR
•
If something is of ~, it is worth a lot of money. If it is of no ~, it is worth very little money.
...a brooch which is really of no ~...
It might contain something of ~.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
4.
When experts ~ something, they decide how much money it is worth.
Your lender will then send their own surveyor to ~ the property...
I asked him if he would have my jewellery ~d for insurance purposes...
Spanish police have seized cocaine ~d at around $53 million.
VERB: V n, have n V-ed, V-ed
5.
You use ~ in certain expressions to say whether something is worth the money that it costs. For example, if something is or gives good ~, it is worth the money that it costs.
The restaurant is informal, stylish and extremely good ~...
This wine highlights the quality and ~ for money of South African wines.
N-UNCOUNT
6.
The ~s of a person or group are the moral principles and beliefs that they think are important.
The countries of South Asia also share many common ~s...
N-PLURAL: with supp, oft with poss, supp N
7.
Value is used after another noun when mentioning an important or noticeable feature about something.
The script has lost all of its shock ~ over the intervening 24 years...
N-UNCOUNT: n N
8.
see also face ~