worthwhile

B1 Topic:Time
US /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈwaɪl/ UK /ˌwɜː(ɹ)θˈʍaɪl/
adj Freq #9877

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Important or useful enough to be worth the time, money, or effort.

    Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worthwhile.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · important or useful enough... worth it

Etymology

From worth (adjective) + while (noun).

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