- value
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 amount of money that sth is worthADJECTIVE▪ high, low▪
the high value of the pound
▪ full, total▪ real, true▪ average▪ estimated▪ monetary▪ nominal▪a share with a nominal value of $50
▪ face▪At yesterday's auction an old coin sold for many times more than its face value.
▪ residual▪a residual value of 10% of its original cost
▪ resale▪Regular servicing will add to the resale value of your car.
▪ rental▪ market▪Use current market values to determine the worth of your assets.
▪ land, property▪ shareholderVERB + VALUE▪ place, put, set▪It's hard to put a value on a company with large assets and turnover but low profits.
▪ add▪ boost, increase, inflate, raise▪They were accused of artificially inflating the value of the company's securities.
▪ maximize▪ double, triple, etc.▪Dramatic developments on the stock market tripled the value of his shares.
▪ diminish, lower, reduce▪ hold, keep, retain▪The piano has held its value.
▪ calculate, determine, estimate, measure, work out▪ overestimate, underestimateVALUE + VERB▪ double, triple, etc.▪ appreciate, go up, increase, rise▪ exceed sth▪ decline, decrease, depreciate, fall, go downPREPOSITION▪ in value▪The land has dropped in value.
▪ to the value of▪Paintings to the value of two million euros were stolen last night.
PHRASES▪ an increase in value, a rise in value▪ a drop in value, a fall in value, a reduction in value2 how much sth is worth compared with its priceADJECTIVE▪ excellent, good, great, outstanding▪ poorVERB + VALUE▪ deliver, offer, provide▪Our products deliver value.
PHRASES▪ value for money▪Though a little more expensive, the larger model gives better value for money.
3 importanceADJECTIVE▪ enormous, great, high, immense, incalculable, inestimable, tremendous▪ added▪It has an added value for native speakers of English.
▪ doubtful, dubious, limited, low▪His published account of his travels is of dubious value to other explorers.
▪ lasting▪ main, real, true▪ intrinsic▪ practical, sentimental, symbolic▪ aesthetic, entertainment▪ nutritional, nutritive▪the nutritional value of eggs
VERB + VALUE▪ have▪The stolen necklace only had sentimental value for her.
▪ attach, place, put, set▪He places a high value on marriage.
▪ appreciate, realize, recognize, understand▪We began to recognize the value of advice from others.
▪ demonstrate, prove, show▪a program which demonstrates the value of education
▪ measure▪ question▪Many people question the social value of talk shows.
▪ overestimate, underestimate▪You can't underestimate the value of networking.
▪ diminish▪ enhance▪This would greatly enhance the value of the book as a resource for scholars.
▪ emphasize, underline (esp. BrE), underscore (esp. AmE)VALUE + VERB▪ be, lie▪The real value of the book lies in its wonderful characterization.
VALUE + NOUN▪ judgement▪Evolutionary psychology does not make a value judgement about the way we behave.
PREPOSITION▪ of value▪He didn't say anything of value.
▪ value to▪Pottery fragments are of great value to historians.
4 values set of beliefsADJECTIVE▪ dominant▪the dominant values of a society
▪ conservative, conventional, traditional▪ common, shared, universal▪What shared values do you have with your friends?
▪ human▪ aesthetic, cultural, educational, political, social▪ Christian, ethical, moral, religious, spiritual▪We need to be guided by our moral values.
▪ family▪The party's election campaign emphasized its belief in family values.
▪ middle-class, Victorian, Western▪ parental▪the rejection of parental values by a child
▪ democratic, liberal… OF VALUES▪ set▪a prevailing set of cultural values
VERB + VALUES▪ have, hold▪They hold very middle-class values.
▪ cherish, encourage, foster, promote▪Is it the role of schools to foster spiritual values?
▪ instil/instill▪Families adhered to the values instilled by the church.
▪ embody▪the principles and values embodied in the Constitution
▪ hold onto, preserve, uphold▪a society that has failed to preserve its traditional values
▪ compromise▪I won't compromise my artistic values.
▪ share▪the cultural values shared by all the ethnic groups
VALUE + NOUN▪ system▪a common value system
PHRASES▪ production values▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a movie with high production values
verb think sb/sth is very importantADVERB▪ greatly, highly, particularly▪ increasingly▪ positively▪ equally▪ rightly▪the fear of losing the independence that they rightly value
VERB + VALUE▪ come to, learn to▪During my illness I learned to value the ordinary things in life.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪I value her very highly as a friend.
▪ for▪Tulips are valued for their beauty.
▪He hated to be valued for his looks alone.
Value is used with these nouns as the object: ↑asset, ↑contribution, ↑diversity, ↑freedom, ↑friendship, ↑honesty, ↑independence, ↑input, ↑life, ↑privacy, ↑property, ↑stock, ↑work
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
