value noun
1 amount of money that sth is worth
ADJ. high, low the high value of the dollar | full, total | real, true | nominal a share with a nominal value of £20 | face At yesterday's auction an old coin sold for many times more than its face value of 20 pence. | residual a residual value of 10% of its original cost | resale Regular servicing will add to the resale value of your PC.
VERB + VALUE place, put, set It's hard to put a value on a company with large assets and turnover but low profits. | add | increase, raise | double, triple, etc. Dramatic developments on the stock market tripled the value of his shares. | lower, reduce | hold, keep The piano has held its value. | calculate, work out
VALUE + VERB double, triple, etc. | appreciate, go up, increase | decrease, depreciate, fall, go down
PREP. in ~ The land has dropped in value. | to the ~ of Jewellery to the value of a million pounds was stolen last night.
PHRASES an increase/a rise in value, a drop/fall/reduction in value
2 how much sth is worth compared with its price
ADJ. excellent, good, great, outstanding | poor
PHRASES value for money Though a little more expensive, the larger model gives better value for money.
3 importance
ADJ. enormous, great, high, immense, incalculable, tremendous | doubtful, dubious, limited, low His published account of his travels is of dubious value to other explorers. | lasting | main, real, true | practical, sentimental, symbolic
VERB + VALUE have The stolen necklace only had sentimental value for her. | attach, place, put, set He places a high value on marriage.
VALUE + VERB be, lie The real value of the book lies in its wonderful characterization.
PREP. of ~ He didn't say anything of value. | ~ to Pottery fragments are of great value to archaeologists.
4 values: set of beliefs
ADJ. dominant the dominant values of a society | conservative, conventional, traditional | common, shared, universal What shared values do you have with your friends? | human | aesthetic, cultural, educational, ethical, moral, political, social, spiritual We need to be guided by our moral values. | family The party's election campaign emphasized its belief in family values. | middle-class, Victorian, Western | parental the rejection of parental values by a child | democratic, liberal
QUANT. set a prevailing set of cultural values
VERB + VALUE have, hold They hold very middle-class values. | cherish, encourage, foster Is it the role of schools to foster spiritual values? | hold onto, preserve a society that has failed to preserve its traditional values
VALUE + NOUN system a common value system
value verb
1 decide how much sth is worth
ADV. officially
PREP. at The company has recently been valued at $6 billion.
2 think sb/sth is very important
ADV. greatly, highly, particularly | increasingly | positively | negatively Housework is negatively valued as a retreat from a disliked alternative?employment work. | rightly the fear of losing the independence that they rightly value | socially one of the most socially valued roles in contemporary society?being a parent
VERB + VALUE learn to learning to value the ordinary things in life
PREP. as I value her very highly as a friend. | for He hated to be valued for his looks alone.
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