value

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US /ˈvæl.ju/ UK /ˈvæl.juː/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #2188

Meanings

1

noun
How much something is worth in money.

The value of the house has risen sharply this year.
2

noun
How useful or important something is.

There is great value in learning a second language.
3

noun
The beliefs and principles a person or group thinks are important.

Honesty is one of the values my parents taught me.
4

verb
To think that someone or something is important and worth a lot.

I really value your friendship.
5

verb
To decide how much money something is worth.

An expert valued the painting at a million dollars.

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1 noun · how much something is worth... wortheconomic value

2 noun · how useful or important... worth

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Forms unvaluedvaluedvaluelessvaluesvaluing

Derived forms c-valuecall-by-valued-valuef-valueface-valuehigh-valuek-valuekey-valuelow-valuep-valuepass-by-valueq-value

Related forms appreciate asset benefit bronze capital character cherish demand diamond esteem excellence exchange

Etymology

From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).

*h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European valew Middle English value Old French valeō Latin *walēō Proto-Italic

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# value

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈvæl.ju
**IPA (UK):** ˈvæl.juː
**Frequency rank:** 2188

## Meanings
1. How much something is worth in money.
2. How useful or important something is.
3. The beliefs and principles a person or group thinks are important.
4. To think that someone or something is important and worth a lot.
5. To decide how much money something is worth.

## Examples
- The value of the house has risen sharply this year.
- There is great value in learning a second language.
- Honesty is one of the values my parents taught me.
- I really value your friendship.
- An expert valued the painting at a million dollars.

## Synonyms
- valence
- worth

## Derived Forms
- c-value
- call-by-value
- d-value
- f-value
- face-value
- high-value
- k-value
- key-value
- low-value
- p-value
- pass-by-value
- q-value

## Related Forms
- appreciate
- asset
- benefit
- bronze
- capital
- character
- cherish
- demand
- diamond
- esteem
- excellence
- exchange

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂welh₁-
- Root: valew
- Root: value
- Root: valeō
- Root: *walēō

## Etymology
From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).

## AI Etymology
Value is from Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-, Middle English valew, Old French value, Latin valeō, Proto-Italic *walēō. In present-day use, it can mean how much something is worth in money, or how useful or important something is. Derived formations include c-value, call-by-value, d-value, f-value, face-value, high-value, k-value, key-value.

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