Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense values, present participle valuing, past tense, past participle valued
1. uncountable noun [oft aNOUN]
The value of something such as a quality, attitude, or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular value on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has.
The value of this work experience should not be underestimated.
Further studies will be needed to see if these therapies have any value.
Ronnie put a high value on his appearance. [+ on]
See of value/of no value
2. verb
If you value something or someone, you think that they are important and you appreciate them.
I've done business with Mr Weston before. I value the work he gives me. [VERB noun]
If you value your health then you'll start being a little kinder to yourself. [VERB noun]
valuedadjective
As you are a valued customer, I am writing to you to explain the situation.
Why were spices so highly valued in late 15th-century Europe?
Synonyms: appreciated, prized, esteemed, highly regarded More Synonyms of value
3. variable noun
The value of something is how much money it is worth.
The value of his investment has risen by more than $50,000. [+ of]
The company's market value rose to $5.5 billion.
The country's currency went down in value by 3.5 per cent.
That cup is priceless. You can't put a value on it.
See of value/of no value
4. verb
When experts value something, they decide how much money it is worth.
Your lender will then send their own surveyor to value the property. [VERB noun]
I asked him if he would have my jewellery valued for insurance purposes. [have noun VERB-ed]
He has been selling properties valued at £700 million. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: evaluate, price, estimate, rate More Synonyms of value
5. uncountable noun
You use value in certain expressions to say whether something is worth the money that it costs. For example, if something is or gives good value, it is worth the money that it costs.
The restaurant is informal, stylish and extremely good value.
Both offer excellent value at around £50 for a double room.
Courses which are offered through these local colleges are fantastic value for money.
6. plural noun [oft with poss]
The values 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 values.
The Health Secretary called for a return to traditional family values.
...young people's rejection of the values of an older generation.
7. uncountable noun [noun NOUN]
Value is used after another noun when mentioning an important or noticeable feature about something.
The script has lost all of its shock value over the intervening 24 years.
Having a mid-morning party certainly adds novelty value.
8. countable noun
A value is a particular number or quantity that can replace a symbol such as 'x' or 'y' in a mathematical expression.
[technical]
9. See also face value
More Synonyms of value
value in British English
(ˈvæljuː)
noun
1.
the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability; worth, merit, or importance
2.
an amount, esp a material or monetary one, considered to be a fair exchange in return for a thing; assigned valuation
the value of the picture is £10 000
3.
reasonable or equivalent return; satisfaction
value for money
4.
precise meaning or significance
5. (plural)
the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social group
a person with old-fashioned values
6. mathematics
a.
a particular magnitude, number, or amount
the value of the variable was 7
b.
the particular quantity that is the result of applying a function or operation for some given argument
the value of the function for x=3 was 9
7. music short for time value
8. (in painting, drawing, etc)
a.
a gradation of tone from light to dark or of colour luminosity
b.
the relation of one of these elements to another or to the whole picture
9. phonetics
the quality or tone of the speech sound associated with a written character representing it
'g' has the value dʒ in English 'gem'
verbWord forms: -ues, -uing or -ued(transitive)
10.
to assess or estimate the worth, merit, or desirability of; appraise
11.
to have a high regard for, esp in respect of worth, usefulness, merit, etc; esteem or prize
to value freedom
12. (foll by at)
to fix the financial or material worth of (a unit of currency, work of art, etc)
jewels valued at £40 000
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from valoir, from Latin valēre to be worth, be strong
value in American English
(ˈvælju)
noun
1.
a fair or proper equivalent in money, commodities, etc., esp. for something sold or exchanged; fair price or return
2.
the worth of a thing in money or goods at a certain time; market price
3.
estimated or appraised worth or price; valuation
4.
purchasing power
the fluctuating value of the dollar
5.
that quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; worth or the degree of worth
6.
that which is desirable or worthy of esteem for its own sake; thing or quality having intrinsic worth
7. [pl.]
the social principles, goals, or standards held or accepted by an individual, class, society, etc.
8.
precise meaning, as of a word
9.
denomination, as of a postage stamp, playing card, etc.
10. Art
a.
relative lightness or darkness of a color
b.
proportioned effect, as of light and shade, in an artistic work
11. Ancient Mathematics
the quantity or amount for which a symbol stands
to determine the value of x
12. Music
the relative duration of a note, tone, or rest
13. Phonetics
the phonological equivalent of a given letter
the values of i in English sin, sine, sing
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈvalued or ˈvaluing
14.
to estimate the value of; set a price for or determine the worth of; appraise
15.
to place a certain estimate of worth on in a scale of values
to value health above wealth
16.
to think highly of; esteem
to value a friendship
SIMILAR WORDS: apˈpreciˌate, worth
Derived forms
valuer (ˈvaluer)
noun
Word origin
ME < OFr, fem. of valu, pp. of valoir, to be strong, be worth < L valere < IE base *wal-, to be strong > wield
value in Retail
(vælyu)
noun
(Retail: Marketing)
Value is the balance between what a customer sees as the benefit to them of a product and the price they have to pay for it.
Good value is what we all want when spending our money on anything.
The no-frills retailer offers customers very good value for money.
Value is the balance between what a customer sees as the benefit to them of a product andthe price they have to pay for it.
value retailer
value in Accounting
(vælyu)
Word forms: (regular plural) values
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
The value of something is how much money it is worth.
The value of his investment rose by $50,000 in a year.
Around 1m elderly homeowners have at least $100,000 locked up in the value of their houses.
The value of something is how much money it is worth.
book value, face value, fair market value, net asset value, value added, net present value, net realizable value, present value of future cash flows
More idioms containing
value
take something at face value
take someone at face value
COBUILD Collocations
value
capital value
cultural value
intrinsic value
long-term value
monetary value
nutritional value
shareholder value
transfer value
Examples of 'value' in a sentence
value
Does this undermine the value of art?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He also proposes a nostalgic return to school uniform and family values.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What lessons will you teach your daughter about values and money?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The smaller one is better value for space.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Use portals and websites to assess the value of similar properties nearby.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This is a quality which we value and respect.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It doesn't have inherent moral value.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some banks and building societies will only take into account a percentage of an investment plan's value or will ignore any future payments you make.
The Sun (2016)
To persuade politicians of the value of arts subsidies?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Ukrainian women are bred to be wives and their family values are stronger.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Now value for money and goods well manufactured joined them.
Judith Flanders Consuming Passions: Leisure and Pleasure in Victorian Britain (2006)
How could she have exposed herself to such ill opinion in any one she valued!
Jane Austen Emma (1815)
Value must be assessed in the same way.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Neptune in your values chart sees that uncertainty in love will be replaced by happier times.
The Sun (2012)
Or should its award carry a moral value as well?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These are required to underpin the value of investment capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The costs might outweigh the benefits if you have little of value in the house.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But there is also the play value.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
What values or attitudes do you think you learned through modeling?
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
It was so nice to know how much she valued my friendship.
The Sun (2016)
Net present value is the addition to your resources from investing in real assets.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Something you think has only sentimental value may be worth a great deal.
The Sun (2011)
What would you see as having real value?
Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)
All political parties must now show they are willing to engage with entrepreneurs and recognise the unique value this group can provide.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The value of the currency has sunk by 50% against the dollar this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This means the business is valued at 36 times its earnings.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
value
British English: value /ˈvæljuː/ NOUN
importance The value of something such as a method is its importance or usefulness.
Some people dispute the value of this research.
American English: value
Arabic: قِيمَة
Brazilian Portuguese: valor
Chinese: 价值
Croatian: vrijednost
Czech: užitečnost
Danish: værdi
Dutch: waarde
European Spanish: valor monetario
Finnish: arvo
French: valeur
German: Wert
Greek: αξία
Italian: valore
Japanese: 価値
Korean: 가치
Norwegian: verdi
Polish: wartość
European Portuguese: valor
Romanian: valoare
Russian: ценность
Latin American Spanish: valor importe, monto
Swedish: värde
Thai: คุณค่า
Turkish: değer
Ukrainian: цінність
Vietnamese: giá trị
British English: value NOUN
financial The value of something is how much money it is worth.
The value of his investment has risen.
American English: value
Brazilian Portuguese: valor
Chinese: 价值
European Spanish: valor
French: valeur
German: Wert
Italian: valore
Japanese: 価値
Korean: 값어치
European Portuguese: valor
Latin American Spanish: valor
All related terms of 'value'
Q value
a measure of the relationship between stored energy and rate of energy dissipation in certain electrical components , devices, etc, thus indicating their efficiency
R-value
a measurement indicating the resistance of a given thickness of material, esp. insulating material, to the flow of heat: the higher the R-value, the greater the insulation
end value
the value of a building, house , etc once it has been completed and comes on the market
par value
the value imprinted on the face of a share certificate or bond and used to assess dividend , capital ownership , or interest
acid value
the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize the free fatty acid in one gram of a fat , oil, resin , etc
added value
In marketing , added value is something which makes a product more appealing to customers.
asset value
the value of a share in a company calculated by dividing the difference between the total of its assets and its liabilities by the number of ordinary shares issued
book value
In business, the book value of an asset is the value it is given in the account books of the company that owns it.
face value
The face value of things such as coins, paper money , investment documents , or tickets is the amount of money that they are worth, and that is written on them.
food value
The food value of a particular food is a measure of how good it is for you, based on its level of vitamins , minerals , or calories .
news value
newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
note value
the duration of a given printed note relative to other notes in a composition or section and considered in relation to the basic tempo
place-value
denoting a series in which successive digits represent successive powers of the base
sale value
the amount of money that something would make if it were to be sold
scrap value
the value of an old or damaged car or other used article as waste material
time value
the duration of a given printed note relative to other notes in a composition or section and considered in relation to the basic tempo
tonal value
the relative lightness or darkness of shades between black and white
truth-value
either of the values, true or false , that may be taken by a statement
value added
the difference between the total revenues of a firm , industry , etc, and its total purchases from other firms, industries, etc. The aggregate of values added throughout an economy ( gross value added ) represents that economy's gross domestic product
value date
the exact date on which a financial transaction , esp in buying and selling foreign exchange, is deemed to take place: used for calculating exchange rates
value-free
not altered or influenced by value judgments
capital value
The value of something is how much money it is worth .
carbon value
an empirical measurement of the tendency of a lubricant to form carbon when in use
future value
the value that a sum of money invested at compound interest will have after a specified period
market value
the amount obtainable on the open market for the sale of property, financial assets , or goods and services
nominal value
→ par value
novelty value
value through being new and previously unknown
present value
the current capital value of a future income or outlay or of a series of such incomes or outlays. It is computed by the process of discounting at a predetermined rate of interest
rarity value
if something has rarity value, it is valuable because there a few examples of it
ratable value
(formerly) a fixed value assigned to a property by a local authority, on the basis of which variable annual rates are charged
resale value
the price which something can achieve when sold in the future
street value
The street value of a drug is the price that is paid for it when it is sold illegally to drug users.
surplus value
in Marxist economics , the amount by which the value of the worker's product exceeds the wage the worker is paid, viewed as the source of capitalist profit
value system
The value system of a group of people is the set of beliefs and attitudes that they all share .
absolute value
the positive real number equal to a given real but disregarding its sign . Written | x |. Where r is positive, | r | = r = | – r |
aggregate value
the total value of a number of smaller sums , added together and treated as an individual sum
calorific value
the quantity of heat produced by the complete combustion of a given mass of a fuel , usually expressed in joules per kilogram
crossover value
the percentage of offspring showing recombination among the total offspring of a given cross . It indicates the amount of crossing over that has occurred and therefore the relative positions of the genes on the chromosomes
cultural value
The values of a person or group are the moral principles and beliefs that they think are important.
curiosity value
value arising from rarity or strangeness rather than intrinsic worth
expected value
the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable , or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol : E ( X ). E ( X ) is the mean of the distribution ; E ( X–c ) = E ( X )– c where c is a constant
exposure value
the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
intrinsic value
The value of something such as a quality, attitude , or method is its importance or usefulness. If you place a particular value on something, that is the importance or usefulness you think it has.
maturity value
The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures .
monetary value
The value of something is how much money it is worth .
nuisance value
the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
rateable value
In Britain , the rateable value of a building was a value based on its size and facilities , which was used in calculating local taxes called rates .
scarcity value
increased value due to the inadequate supply of something
surrender value
The surrender value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money you receive if you decide that you no longer wish to continue with the policy.
survival value
the utility of a behavioral trait or of a physical feature of an organism in aiding the survival and reproduction of the organism
⇒ The value of this experience should not be underestimated.这次经历的重要性不应被低估。 (Zhè cì jīnglì de zhòngyàoxìng bù yīng bèi dīgū.)
(u) (= worth in relation to price) 价(價)格 (jiàgé)
⇒ Both offer excellent value at around £50 for a double room.对一间双人房双方都报出50英镑左右的优惠价格。 (Duì yī jiān shuāngrénfáng shuāngfāng dōu bàochū wǔshí yīngbàng zuǒyòu de yōuhuì jiàgé.)