value

English

/ˈvæljuː/

noun
Definitions
  • The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
  • (uncountable) The degree of importance given to something.
  • That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
  • The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
  • (music) The relative duration of a musical note.
  • (arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
  • (mathematics) Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
  • Precise meaning; import.
  • (in the plural) The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
  • (obsolete) Esteem; regard.
  • (obsolete) Valour; also spelled valew.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English valew derived from Old French value derived from Latin valeō, valēre (be worth, be strong) derived from Proto-Indo-European *walh₂- (be strong).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*walh₂-

Gloss

be strong

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