Overview of noun value

The noun value has 6 senses

• value -- (a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds")


• value -- (the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world")


• value, economic 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")


• 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 Lowe)


• value, time value, note value -- ((music) the relative duration of a musical note)


• value -- (an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values")

Overview of verb value

The verb value has 5 senses

• value -- (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate")


• prize, value, treasure, appreciate -- (hold dear; "I prize these old photographs")


• respect, esteem, value, prize, prise -- (regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity")


• measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value -- (evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk")


• rate, value -- (estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans")