What do you call the cost or the amount at which something is valued

price

noun

the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy something

cost

noun

the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, pay for, or do something

charge

noun

an amount of money that you have to pay, especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you

bill

noun

the amount of money you have to pay for something

offer

noun

a price that you say you will pay for something

outlay

noun

the amount of money that you must spend in order to buy something or to start a new business or project

rate

noun

an amount of money that is paid or charged

When you value something, you consider it important and worthwhile. For example, if you value someone’s opinion, you will ask that person's advice before making a big decision.

Value has to do with how much something is worth, either in terms of cash or importance. As a verb, it means "holding something in high regard," (like "I value our friendship") but it can also mean "determine how much something is worth," like a prize valued at $200. The noun value also relates to worth, like a used car that is a good value, the value of good health, or the ideals we have, like "My values include honesty and fairness."

Definitions of value

1. noun

   the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

   “the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world”

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   types:show 40 types...hide 40 types... invaluableness, preciousness, pricelessness, valuableness

   the positive quality of being precious and beyond value

   cost, monetary value, price

   the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

   cost, price, toll

   value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

   richness

   the quality of having high intrinsic value

   importance

   the quality of being important and worthy of note

   unimportance

   the quality of not being important or worthy of note

   national income

   the total value of all income in a nation (wages and profits and interest and rents and pension payments) during a given period (usually 1 yr)

   GNP, gross national product

   former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)

   GDP, gross domestic product

   the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)

   face value, nominal value, par value

   the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value

   book value

   the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation

   market price, market value

   the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace

   monetary standard, standard

   the value behind the money in a monetary system

   gold

   something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.

   average cost

   total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units

   differential cost, incremental cost, marginal cost

   the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output

   expensiveness

   the quality of being high-priced

   assessment

   the market value set on assets

   inexpensiveness

   the quality of being affordable

   death toll

   the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster

   big deal

   anything of great importance or consequence

   magnitude

   relative importance

   account

   importance or value

   momentousness

   utmost importance

   prominence

   relative importance

   greatness, illustriousness

   the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

   significance

   the quality of being significant

   essentiality, essentialness

   basic importance

   urgency

   pressing importance requiring speedy action

   weight, weightiness

   the relative importance granted to something

   inessentiality

   not of basic importance

   pettiness, puniness, slightness, triviality

   the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

   insignificance

   the quality of having little or no significance

   real GNP, real gross national product

   a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation

   capital stock

   the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation

   gold standard

   a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold

   silver standard

   a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver

   bimetallism

   a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio

   gravity

   alarming importance or seriousness

   seriousness

   alarming importance or seriousness

   type of: worth

   the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

2. noun

   a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

   “the value assigned was 16 milliseconds”

3. noun

   the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else

   “he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices”

   synonyms: economic value

4. verb

   fix or determine the value of; assign a value to

   “value the jewelry and art work in the estate”

5. verb

   evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

   synonyms: appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate assess

   estimate the value of (property) for taxation

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   types:show 21 types...hide 21 types... grade, mark, score

   assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

   rate

   estimate the value of

   standardise, standardize

   evaluate by comparing with a standard

   reassess, reevaluate

   revise or renew one's assessment

   censor

   subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

   praise

   express approval of

   blue-pencil, delete, edit

   cut or eliminate

   revalue

   value anew

   troll

   praise or celebrate in song

   salute

   express commendation of

   applaud

   express approval of

   exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaim

   praise, glorify, or honor

   blandish, flatter

   praise somewhat dishonestly

   eulogise, eulogize

   praise formally and eloquently

   compliment, congratulate

   say something to someone that expresses praise

   gush, rave

   praise enthusiastically

   commend

   express approval of

   commend, recommend

   express a good opinion of

   advertise, advertize, promote, push

   make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

   puff, puff up

   praise extravagantly

   sonnet

   praise in a sonnet

   type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment

   form a critical opinion of

6. verb

   estimate the value of

   synonyms: rate

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   types: revalue

   value anew

   appreciate, apprise, apprize

   increase the value of

   type of: appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate

   evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

7. noun

   an ideal accepted by some individual or group

   “he has old-fashioned values”

8. verb

   regard highly; think much of

   synonyms: esteem, prise, prize, respect

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   Antonyms: disesteem, disrespect

   have little or no respect for; hold in contempt

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   esteem very highly

   fear, revere, reverence, venerate

   regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

   admire, look up to

   feel admiration for

   enshrine, saint

   hold sacred

   worship

   show devotion to (a deity)

   envy

   feel envious towards; admire enviously

   type of: consider, reckon, regard, see, view

   deem to be

10. noun

    (music) the relative duration of a musical note

11. noun

    relative darkness or lightness of a color

    “"I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe”

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