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as in value
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
money alone cannot determine the true worth of some things
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2
as in cost
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
one surefire way to determine the actual worth of a painting is to sell it at auction
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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
the entrepreneur's worth is well over 100 million dollars
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Recent Examples of worth
But precisely because of these crises, festivals prove their worth.
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Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The business plan projected the game would generate $2 million worth of in-game purchases in the first year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office told the TV station that the suspect allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of items from one of the properties and caused roughly $2,000 of damage.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
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—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Javier Garcia Del Moral
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The business plan projected the game would generate $2 million worth of in-game purchases in the first year.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
The sheriff’s office told the TV station that the suspect allegedly stole more than $2,000 worth of items from one of the properties and caused roughly $2,000 of damage.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Get Inside Wealth directly to your inbox The Inside Wealth newsletter by Robert Frank is your weekly guide to high-net-worth investors and the industries that serve them.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worth
Noun
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The company decreased total water use across its operations and value chain by 32 percent from its fiscal 2020 baseline.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stewardship speaking, the organization’s total water usage, across its operations and value chain, dropped 32 percent against the 2020 baseline—some 12 percent above and beyond the 20 percent reduction goal.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Safety, improved traffic flow and cost-effectiveness.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Seeking a faster, more affordable option, researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea are developing a technique that can create patient-specific bone implants without the high costs or delays of traditional methods.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both came in with a wealth of experience in creating running lanes with varied offensive line movement in their recent stops, and that has carried over in their first year with the Cowboys.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, The Athletic compares the two clubs, looking at their trophy cabinets, wealth, global followings, squads and more.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In March 2024, a 1,384-square-foot home on the 800 block of Stingray Terrace in Fremont sold for $1,600,000, a price per square foot of $1,156.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tours, which have an admission price and last about an hour, are available.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Stock futures pointed to a downbeat open on Wednesday as traders assessed the ramifications of a government shutdown, with Wall Street perhaps looking to other assets for safety — including bitcoin.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Trusted by organizations such as the Australian Open and Premier Padel, Pendular combines cutting-edge technology with sports expertise to help clients maximize the value of their media assets efficiently and at scale.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Eventually, though, their fortunes changed.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unless good fortune comes its way, preseason games might be as close as Quebec City gets to NHL games.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors argued that Rocha knowingly and deliberately shot and killed Vasquez on July 19, 2022, in the closing arguments of the capital murder trial for Rocha.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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In this century’s first two decades, the city had become America’s most relevant and talked-about dining capital — fueled by affordable commercial rents, innovative talent and its access to choice ingredients from local purveyors.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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