Collins English-English Dictionary

value ['væljuː]

1. 1. n the desirability of a thing, often in respect of some property such as usefulness or exchangeability: worth, merit, or importance

2. 2. n an amount, esp a material or monetary one, considered to be a fair exchange in return for a thing; assigned valuation

   the value of the picture is £10000

3. 3. n reasonable or equivalent return; satisfaction

   value for money

4. 4. n precise meaning or significance

5. 5. n [plural] the moral principles and beliefs or accepted standards of a person or social group

   a person with old-fashioned values

6. 6. n [maths] a particular magnitude, number, or amount

   the value of the variable was 7

7. 7. n the particular quantity that is the result of applying a function or operation for some given argument

   the value of the function for x=3 was 9

8. 8. n short for time value

9. 9. n [music] a gradation of tone from light to dark or of colour luminosity

10. 10. n the relation of one of these elements to another or to the whole picture

11. 11. n [phonetics] the quality or tone of the speech sound associated with a written character representing it

    `g' has the value (d[zh]) in English `gem'

12. 12. vt. [tr] to assess or estimate the worth, merit, or desirability of; appraise

13. 13. vt. to have a high regard for, esp in respect of worth, usefulness, merit, etc; esteem or prize

    to value freedom

14. 14. vt. [foll by at] to fix the financial or material worth of (a unit of currency, work of art, etc)

    jewels valued at £40000

15. 15. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Old French, from valoir, from Latin valere to be worth, be strong