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UK
/vˈæljuːəbəl/
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[ US /ˈvæɫjəbəɫ, ˈvæɫjubəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈvæɫjəbəɫ, ˈvæɫjubəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
a valuable diamond -
having worth or merit or value
a valuable friend
a good and worthful man
NOUN
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something of value
all our valuables were stolen
How To Use valuable In A Sentence
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become. Kurt Vonnegut
- The region has many deposits of valuable oil.
- These were monitoring variables like humidity and temperature, information that is invaluable to the horticulturalists attempting to propagate the trees.
- The internet is an extremely valuable resource giving access to the latest research on pain management.
- A new spellcheck is a valuable addition, as is the enhanced search-and-replace function.
- The geological prospecting team ranged over the desert in search of valuable deposits of oil.
- Don't spurn organic fertilizers that are low in nutrients, because they're rich in organic matter that turns to valuable humus in the soil.
- I would argue that the way engineering students learn to think is especially valuable.
- They received invaluable technical advice from architect Colin Humphrey.