valuenoun
uk/ˈvæl.juː/us/ˈvæl.juː/value noun (MONEY)
B1 [ C or U ] the amount of money that can be received for something:
She had already sold everything of value that she possessed.
What is the value of the prize?
The value of the pound fell against other European currencies yesterday.
Property values have fallen since the plans for the airport were published.
UK I thought the offer was good value (for money) (= a lot was offered for the amount of money paid).
US I thought the offer was a good value (= a lot was offered for the amount of money paid).
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- The value of the painting has been put at £1 million.
- The rise in interest rates has pushed up the value of my investments.
- The new tax system would be calculated on the value of property owned by an individual.
- We've seen our house diminish greatly in value over the last six months.
- Those shares must be worth ten times their original value now.
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Costs & expenses
- aliment
- alimony
- asking price
- carrying charge
- charge
- compensation
- corkage
- cost an arm and a leg/a small fortune idiom
- cost-of-living index
- damage
- dent
- expense
- flat rate
- indirect cost
- maintenance
- price war
- running costs
- settlement
- sticker price
- stoppage
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value noun (IMPORTANCE)
[ S or U ] the importance or worth of something for someone:
For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location.
They are known to place/put/set a high value on good presentation.
B1 [ U ] how useful or important something is:
The photographs are of immense historical value.
His contribution was of little or no practical value.
The necklace had great sentimental value.
It has novelty value because I've never done anything like it before.
values [ plural ]
More examples
- I try not to foist my values on the children but it's hard.
- He had not expected the people so readily to internalize the values of democracy.
- We need to reassess our values as a nation.
- By its nature, terrorism is designed to strike at the heart of our democratic values.
- Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute.
B2 the beliefs people have, especially about what is right and wrong and what is most important in life, that control their behaviour:
family/moral/traditional values
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- It's a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me.
- When preparing meals, you need to think about variety and taste as well as nutritional value.
- The value of some of the experiments is debatable.
- Very few activities at this age have no educative value at all.
- Critics were in total disagreement about the literary value of the book.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Importance - general words
- cornerstone
- focus
- grand
- gravitas
- importance
- magnitude
- meaningful
- momentous
- proportion
- seniority
- seriousness
- significance
- simple
- status
- substance
- substantial
- supremacy
- transcendent
- weight
- worth
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Useful or advantageous
Morality and rules of behaviour
valueverb [ T ]
uk/ˈvæl.juː/us/ˈvæl.juː/value verb [ T ] (MONEY)
C2 UK US appraise to give a judgment about how much money something might be sold for:
He valued the painting at $2,000.
The insurance company said I should have my jewellery valued.
More examples
- The pearl, valued at £75 000, is so big that it has been described as a freak of nature.
- Before probate can be granted, all business assets have to be identified and valued.
- We're getting an estate agent to value our house.
- Experts have valued the pottery at over £5,000.
- Have you had the furniture valued?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Estimating value
- appraise
- appraiser
- cost
- costing
- est
- estimate
- figure
- get/have your money's worth idiom
- goodwill
- index
- index of leading economic indicators
- index-linked
- indexation
- money
- price
- put a figure on it idiom
- RRP
- underestimate
- valuer
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value verb [ T ] (IMPORTANCE)
B2 to consider something important:
I've always valued her advice.
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- Stop belittling yourself - your work is highly valued.
- The bank manager waived the charge , as we were old and valued customers.
- I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life.
- The general drift of the article was that society doesn't value older people.
- They value their freedom above and beyond all else.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- seriously
- substantial
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