value

value is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈvæl.juː/
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Noun

Singular value

Plural values

1. How good a thing is; how much money someone will exchange a thing for; an amount of money.

   The value for me of this food is $100."

   Human life has very much value.

2. (usually plural) A person's ideas about which things are good.

   He has strong values.

Synonyms

• (worth) worth, cost, price
• (importance) importance, worth, significance, usefulness, use, consequence, meaning, merit, help, profit
• (morals) moral, morals
• (denomination) denomination, quantity

Derived words

• valuable
• valueless
• value judgment

Verb

Plain form value

Third-person singular values

Past tense valued

Past participle valued

Present participle valuing

1. To have a good feeling about a thing or person.

   I value your help.

2. To make a decision about how much is the value of a thing or of a person's work.

   They valued it at $600.

Synonyms

• (appreciate) appreciate, respect, esteem, treasure, cherish, regard
• (assess) assess, estimate, amount, evaluate, appraise, price, survey

Derived words

• evaluation