WORTH


Meaning of WORTH in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: before 12th century

1 a : monetary value <farmhouse and lands of little worth > b : the equivalent of a specified amount or figure <a dollar's worth of gas>

2 : the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held <a literary heritage of great worth >

3 a : moral or personal value <trying to teach human worth > b : MERIT , EXCELLENCE <a field in which we have proved our worth >

4 : WEALTH , RICHES

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.