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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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From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

This isn’t to say college athletes definitely don’t deserve to be compensated beyond the value of their scholarships.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Some investors say they still expect big tech shares to outperform value stocks in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

FS KKR shares have been hammered this year, falling about 25% to $10.50 a share and trading for a roughly 50% discount to the BDC’s year-end 2025 net asset value.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

But if anything, I would say that now is the time to hire my services at a dramatically lower value than they’re worth.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.