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Definitions

value

[val-yoo] / ˈvæl yu /

NOUN

financial worth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount cost expense price profit rate

STRONG

appraisal assessment charge equivalent

WEAK

market price monetary worth

Antonyms

WEAK

detriment disadvantage

NOUN

advantage, worth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefit content import importance meaning power profit purpose quality sense significance use valuation

STRONG

account bearing caliber condition connotation consequence denotation desirability distinction drift eminence esteem estimation excellence finish force goodness grade help implication interpretation mark merit preference regard repute serviceableness state stature substance superiority usefulness utility

WEAK

marketability

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insignificance loss

STRONG

beginning commencement disadvantage dislike hate inferiority start unimportance weakness

WEAK

detriment

VERB

to regard highly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate cherish esteem treasure

STRONG

hold dear hold in respect rate highly regard highly respect set store by think highly of

WEAK

enshrine

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike disregard disrespect hate ignore

WEAK

despise not care

Usage

What are other ways to say value? To value is to attach importance to a thing because of its worth (material or otherwise). To appreciate is to exercise wise judgment, delicate perception, and keen insight in realizing the worth of something. To esteem is to feel respect combined with a warm, kindly feeling. To prize is to value highly and cherish.

Example Sentences

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“The onus is 100% on us to say: here is the value of being here,” said Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, a professor of computer sciences at University of Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The company’s shares, which trade in France, have shed more than a third of their value from recent highs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Bond yields and prices move inversely, so higher yields mean the value of the underlying bonds has fallen.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“As counterintuitive as it may seem, yes, I definitely do value job security,” she told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The only thing he’d tried to collect were stamps, but then Teddy licked all of them and they lost their value.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

value

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