value

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[ US /ˈvæɫju/ ]
[ UK /vˈæljuː/ ]

NOUN

(music) the relative duration of a musical note
an ideal accepted by some individual or group
he has old-fashioned values
the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
the value assigned was 16 milliseconds
the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices
relative darkness or lightness of a color
I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light

VERB

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
access all the factors when taking a risk
I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
hold dear
I prize these old photographs
regard highly; think much of
I respect his judgement
We prize his creativity
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
value the jewelry and art work in the estate
estimate the value of
How would you rate his chances to become President?
Gold was rated highly among the Romans

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How To Use value In A Sentence

Who is willing to believe that Alexandria is exactly 5000 stadia from Syene, whatever the value of the stadium?
These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
Book value can increase as a result of mergers, and it can go up if a company has just sold a lot of new equity.
Her own valuers had estimated that the property was worth £150,000 on the basis of agricultural use of the surrounding land, and virtually nothing on the basis of mining and/or landfill operations.
The best adequacy for EA was obtained by combinations of imipenem/cilastatin or piperacillin/tazobactam, amikacin and a glycopeptide, with values reaching 99% and 94%, respectively. BioMed Central - Latest articles
For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location.
Among our number, there must be some who can bring home to the viewers the value and fascination of history as an art and science.
It was the policy of the good old gentlemen to make his chileren feel that home was the happiest place in the world; and I value this delicious home---feeling as one of the choicest gifts a parent can bestow.
When the tax credit was in place, a person could buy a house for $8,000 down (the bluebook value of a 2005 Dodge Caravan). Tom Silva: Why Should We Care About Housing?
Moreover, social values and structures have shown a remarkable ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

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