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    Value

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed 2 | noun | the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable 3 | noun | the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else 4 | noun | relative darkness or lightness of a color 5 | noun | (music) the relative duration of a musical note 6 | noun | an ideal accepted by some individual or group 7 | verb | fix or determine the value of; assign a value to 8 | verb | hold dear (11 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    v'alyoo (IPA: vˈælju)

    Hyphenation

    val-ue (5 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1303 (High Middle ages) (722 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 495th most common (1 in 5348 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb)

    spoken: 932nd most common (1 in 14286 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    values | valued | valuing

    Synonyms

    economic value | note value | time value | appreciate | prize | treasure | esteem | prise | respect | appraise | assess | evaluate | measure | valuate | rate (total: 15)

    Narrower terms

    argument | eigenvalue | eigenvalue of a matrix | eigenvalue of a square matrix | parameter | scale value | book value | cost | face value | GDP | GNP | gross domestic product | gross national product | importance | invaluableness | ... (total: 63)

    Broader terms

    numerical quantity | worth | amount | measure | quantity | color property | continuance | duration | ideal | determine | set | consider | reckon | regard | see | ... (total: 23)

    Rhymes

    devalue | revalue (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    valuer | valve

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    absolute value | acid value | cash surrender value | economic value | expected value | mean value | median value | modal value | no-par-value stock | note value | ... (total: 20)

    Other notable uses

    Something of Value (Robert Ruark)

    value.com | value.org | value.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    "The Price Is Right" announcement | "x" in an equation | Assessor's figure | Care for | Comparison shopper's quest | Consider worthwhile | Esteem | Hold in esteem | Market price | Prize highly | Relative worth | ... (total: 14) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    8 (International English) | 8 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??8-2583

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