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Definition of valuable
1a : having monetary valueb : worth a good price
2a : having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities valuable friendshipsb : of great use or service valuable advice
valuableness
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Examples of valuable in a Sentence
The watch is extremely valuable.
A lot of valuable advice can be found in this book.
I learned a valuable lesson.
He made many valuable contributions to the field of science.
The volunteers provide a valuable service to the community.
She is a valuable member of the staff.
Clean air is a valuable natural resource that needs to be protected.
Please don't waste my time. My time is very valuable.
Recent Examples of valuable from the Web
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Norway is the second-largest exporter of fish in the world, and seafood is the country’s second-most-valuable export after oil.
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Forbes named Houston the eighth-most valuable franchise, worth an estimated $1.65 billion, in its annual valuation of NBA teams in February.
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But opposition research by a person flying in from Moscow at no cost to the campaign that the campaign actively sought can indeed be very valuable.
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Data are the most valuable input for AI at the moment, but their importance may yet diminish.
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AAAS, for example, has a valuable Web site offering tools and resources for beginners.
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The UK coach has gained valuable recruiting time with several 2018 prospects and extra practice time for two of his current players in Hamidou Diallo and PJ Washington.
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The Queen also has private collections of valuable art, furniture and jewelry, which Forbes estimates at $110 million, and multiple racehorse stud farms.
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For the banks, raising dividends can drive up their share prices and make their stock more valuable to investors.
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invaluable = valuable?
Many people find it confusing that the in- prefix at the beginning of invaluable apparently lacks the meaning "not" found in a number of other words, such as invalid, inarticulate, and insane. In fact, the prefix does indicate negation, but in a way that is not immediately obvious. The original (and current) meaning of invaluable is "valuable beyond estimation"; the word describes something so precious that one cannot assign a price to it. This, clearly, is the opposite of the meaning "having no value; valueless" that the word might seem to carry. Invaluable actually has been recorded in the sense "without value," but such use has been exceedingly rare and is practically nonexistent today.
Origin and Etymology of valuable
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Definition of valuable
: a usually personal possession (such as jewelry) of relatively great monetary value —usually used in plural
Origin and Etymology of valuable
noun derivative of 1valuable
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VALUABLE Defined for English Language Learners
valuable
playDefinition of valuable for English Language Learners
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: worth a lot of money
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: very useful or helpful
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: important and limited in amount
VALUABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of valuable for Students
1 : worth a lot of money
2 : of great use or service “I must not take any more of your valuable time.” — E. B. White, Charlotte's Web
Definition of valuable for Students
: a personal possession of great value
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