VALUE

I. noun see: wield Date: 14th century a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged, the monetary worth of something ; market price , relative worth, utility, or importance , a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement , the relative duration of a musical note, 6. relative lightness or darkness of a color ; luminosity , the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness, something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable , denomination 2, ~less adjective ~lessness noun II. transitive verb (~d; valuing) Date: 15th century 1. to estimate or assign the monetary worth of ; appraise , to rate or scale in usefulness, importance, or general worth ; evaluate , to consider or rate highly ; prize , esteem , see: estimate ~r noun