VALUE
What does "VALUE" mean?
The worth, importance, or usefulness of something.
Meanings
- The monetary worth of something; the amount it can be exchanged for. The painting's value has doubled since the auction.
- The importance, usefulness, or merit of something. There's real value in listening before you speak.
- A principle or standard of behaviour; one's judgment of what matters in life. Honesty is one of her core values.
- A numerical quantity assigned to a variable or expression in mathematics. Solve for the value of x. technical
- To estimate the worth of, or to regard highly. I value your honest opinion.
Did you know?
- Adam Smith pinned down the slipperiness of 'value' in 1776 with the diamond-water paradox: water has enormous use yet almost no exchange value, while diamonds have little use yet command a fortune.
Word origin
From Old French 'value', the feminine past participle of 'valoir' ('to be worth'), from Latin 'valere' ('to be strong, be worth'); kin to 'valid' and 'valor'.
Remember it
VALUE = 'val' (Latin worth) + 'U' + E - the U in the middle is You, the one who decides what something is worth.
A little poem
Water in the cup,
diamond cold in the window-
thirst names the richer.
haiku
Wordplay
- The economist married for love, but listed it under 'value in use' just to be safe.
What it teaches
What you measure, you value; what you value, you measure. Choose the units carefully.
Quick facts
What does VALUE mean?
The worth, importance, or usefulness of something.
Is VALUE a valid word?
Yes — VALUE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VALUE?
VALUE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VALUE come from?
From Old French 'value', the feminine past participle of 'valoir' ('to be worth'), from Latin 'valere' ('to be strong, be worth'); kin to 'valid' and 'valor'.
What can VALUE teach us?
What you measure, you value; what you value, you measure. Choose the units carefully.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.