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Added 30 September 2026

value

/ˈvæl.juː/ noun

In Latin: pretium, valor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about value at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.
There is tremendous value in a good education.
The degree of importance given to something.
The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.
That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
He does not share his parents' values.

verb

To determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of.
I will have the family jewels valued by a professional.
To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
Gold was valued highly among the Romans.
To hold dear; to cherish.
I value these old photographs.

Origin

From Middle English valew, value, from Old French value, feminine past participle of valoir, from Latin valēre (“be strong, be worth”), from Proto-Italic *walēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“to be strong”).

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