Main Entry:

¹val·ue

Pronunciation:

\ˈval-(ˌ)yü\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, worth, high quality, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *valuta, from feminine of *valutus, past participle of Latin valēre to be of worth, be strong — more at wield

Date:

14th century

1: a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged2: the monetary worth of something : market price3: relative worth, utility, or importance <a good value at the price> <the value of base stealing in baseball> <had nothing of value to say>4: a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement <let x take on positive values> <a value for the age of the earth>5: the relative duration of a musical note6 a: relative lightness or darkness of a color : luminosity b: the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness7: something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable <sought material values instead of human values — W. H. Jones>8: denomination 2

— val·ue·less \-(ˌ)yü-ləs, -yə-\ adjective

— val·ue·less·ness noun