of value
idiom
1
: having value : worth a lot of money
The burglars stole everything of value in my apartment.
2
: useful or important
They didn't have anything of value to say.
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These tools can increasingly gauge your perception of value, online behavior and price sensitivity, then tailor prices to you as an individual.
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Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
A certain amount of empathy for one’s subject might be of value in a biographer, and Hoffman conveys a sense of the difficulties that McPherson faced leading up to her disappearance.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
The sector’s portion of total economic output (GDP), measured as a share of value added, has dropped from a third to a quarter since 2004, according to World Bank data.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025
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Avy Punwasee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
A certain amount of empathy for one’s subject might be of value in a biographer, and Hoffman conveys a sense of the difficulties that McPherson faced leading up to her disappearance.
—Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
The sector’s portion of total economic output (GDP), measured as a share of value added, has dropped from a third to a quarter since 2004, according to World Bank data.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2025
Robbery – The taking of anything of value from the control, custody or care of another person by force or threat of force and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2025
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“Of value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20value. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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