value

  • 21value — 1 noun (U) 1 MONEY (C, U) the amount of money that something is worth: The alterations doubled the value of the house. | increase/go down etc in value: Shares can go down as well as go up in value. | market value (=the amount of money that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22value — A word with several quite different meanings: in statistical analysis of quantitative data sets, the value is the score or figure observed on a particular variable for a particular case, or in specific circumstances, that is, it is a quantified… …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 23Value — The monetary, material or assessed worth of an asset, good or service. In accounting, value describes what something is worth in terms of something else. For example, the value of a loaf of bread might be $3; the $3 for the loaf of bread would… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 24value — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. usefulness, worth; price, cost, rate, rating; estimation, valuation, merit; import; significance; shade, tone, emphasis. v. t. esteem, prize, treasure, regard highly; appraise, evaluate, assess, rate …

    English dictionary for students

  • 25value — n. & v. n. 1 the worth, desirability, or utility of a thing, or the qualities on which these depend (the value of regular exercise). 2 worth as estimated; valuation (set a high value on my time). 3 the amount of money or goods for which a thing… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26value*/*/*/ — [ˈvæljuː] noun I 1) [C/U] the amount that something is worth, measured especially in money The value of the painting is not known.[/ex] a drop/rise/fall in value[/ex] You can t put a value on a human life.[/ex] The ring was of little value.[/ex]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27value — {{11}}value (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. value worth, value (13c.), noun use of fem. pp. of valoir be worth, from L. valere be strong, be well, be of value (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)). The meaning social principle is attested from 1918, supposedly… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 28value — /ˈvælju / (say valyooh) noun 1. that property of a thing because of which it is esteemed, desirable, or useful, or the degree of this property possessed; worth, merit, or importance: the value of education. 2. material or monetary worth, as in… …

  • 29value — / vælju:/ noun the amount of money which something is worth ● the fall in the value of sterling ● He imported goods to the value of £2500. ● The valuer put the value of the stock at £25,000. ♦ good value (for money) a bargain, something which is… …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 30value — / vælju:/ noun the amount of money which something is worth ● the fall in the value of sterling ● He imported goods to the value of £2500. ● The valuer put the value of the stock at £25,000. ♦ good value (for money) a bargain, something which is… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance