value

val|ue1 [ `vælju ] noun ***

▸ 1 amount something is worth

▸ 2 importance/usefulness

▸ 3 interesting quality

▸ 4 principles/beliefs

▸ 5 in mathematics

▸ 6 length of musical note

1. ) count or uncount the amount that something is worth, measured especially in money:

You can't put a value on a human life.

value of: The value of the painting is not known.

drop/rise/fall etc. in value: The dollar dropped in value on the foreign exchange markets last week.

Residential property in the city has doubled in value in the last three years.

of (great/real) value (=worth a lot of money): Thieves had taken a radio and a Walkman, but nothing of great value.

hold its/their value (=worth the same amount of money over a long period): Handwoven rugs hold their value extremely well.

of little/no value: The ring was actually of very little value.

market value (=the amount that something could be sold for): The market value of the land was somewhere in the region of $4 million.

a ) uncount the amount that something is worth compared to the money that it costs:

Thanks to the strength of the dollar, these wines offer tremendous value just now.

value for (your) money: Most customers are looking for value for their money rather than cutting-edge fashion.

2. ) uncount the degree to which someone or something is important or useful:

educational/nutritional value

value to: Discussion of the transportation link focused on its value to the local community.

of (great) value: documents that will be of great value to future historians

sentimental value (=the importance something has for you for personal reasons): That watch had belonged to his grandfather and had great sentimental value.

of little/no value: These papers are of no value to a thief.

3. ) the particular interesting quality that something has:

shock/novelty/curiosity value: Some episodes are included purely for their shock value.

4. ) values plural the principles and beliefs that influence the behavior and way of life of a particular group or community:

Christian/Western/Islamic values

To its opponents in the developing world, globalization is seen as an attack on traditional cultural values.

the university's liberal values

set of values: They have a very different set of values from our own.

5. ) count TECHNICAL in mathematics, a number or amount that is not known and is represented by a letter

6. ) count in music, the length of time that a musical note lasts for

value

val|ue 2 [ `vælju ] verb transitive often passive **

1. ) to consider someone or something to be important:

a community in which people respected their elders and valued their knowledge and experience

a valued friend/colleague

value something for something: vitamins and minerals that are valued for their protective and energy-giving qualities

2. ) to state how much something is worth:

I had the necklace valued then put up for auction.

value something at something: The seized cocaine was valued at $500,000.

The terms of the deal value the company at $2 million.