Other Definitions value (enc)
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Value| Noun | 1. | value - a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds" | | | 2. | value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"worth - the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful monetary value, price, cost - the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" toll, cost, price - value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note national income - the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr) GNP, gross national product - former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr) GDP, gross domestic product - measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year) book value - the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation | | | 3. | value - 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"mess of pottage - anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage" | | | 4. | value - 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"-Joe Hing Lowedarkness - having a dark or somber color | | | 5. | value - (music) the relative duration of a musical notemusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | | | 6. | value - an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"ideal - the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain introject - (psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized principle - a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" | | | Verb | 1. | value - fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"underestimate, undervalue - assign too low a value to; "Don't underestimate the value of this heirlooom-you may sell it at a good price" float - allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" set, determine - fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" | | | 2. | value - hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"do justice - show due and full appreciation; "The diners did the food and wine justice" consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" recognise, recognize - show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" | | | 3. | value - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" | | | 4. | value - place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"grade, score, mark - assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" rate, value - estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans" judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" | | | 5. | value - estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"revalue - value anew; "revalue the German Mark" | |
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