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US
/ˈvæɫju/
]
[ UK /vˈæljuː/ ]
[ UK /vˈæljuː/ ]
NOUN
- (music) the relative duration of a musical note
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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
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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
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?
- 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.
- 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.
- For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location.
- You estimate, I will offer your estimated value to the auction committee.
- Measurement Intangible assets, such as knowledge and learning, account for a large part of a company's value.
- The argument behind x is not quantitative, and we do not have an expression for its expected value under a null isolation model.
- 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?
- These same people also routinely said they felt comfortable with Bush as a leader with values and dignity.
