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
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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the positive quality of being precious and beyond value
cost, monetary value, pricethe property of having material worth [often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold]
cost, price, tollvalue measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
richnessthe quality of having high intrinsic value
importancethe quality of being important and worthy of note
unimportancethe quality of not being important or worthy of note
national incomethe 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 productformer 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 productthe 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 valuethe value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value
the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
market price, market valuethe price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace
monetary standard, standardthe value behind the money in a monetary system
goldsomething likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.
average costtotal cost for all units bought [or produced] divided by the number of units
differential cost, incremental cost, marginal costthe increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
expensivenessthe quality of being high-priced
assessmentthe market value set on assets
inexpensivenessthe quality of being affordable
death tollthe number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
big dealanything of great importance or consequence
magnituderelative importance
accountimportance or value
momentousnessutmost importance
prominencerelative importance
greatness, illustriousnessthe property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
significancethe quality of being significant
essentiality, essentialnessbasic importance
urgencypressing importance requiring speedy action
weight, weightinessthe relative importance granted to something
inessentialitynot of basic importance
pettiness, puniness, slightness, trivialitythe quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous
insignificancethe quality of having little or no significance
real GNP, real gross national producta version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation
capital stockthe book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
gold standarda monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold
silver standarda monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver
bimetallisma 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
gravityalarming importance or seriousness
seriousnessalarming importance or seriousness
type of: worththe quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
noun
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
“the value assigned was 16 milliseconds”
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 valueverb
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
“value the jewelry and art work in the estate”
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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assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
rateestimate the value of
standardise, standardizeevaluate by comparing with a standard
reassess, reevaluaterevise or renew one's assessment
censorsubject to political, religious, or moral censorship
praiseexpress approval of
blue-pencil, delete, editcut or eliminate
revaluevalue anew
trollpraise or celebrate in song
saluteexpress commendation of
applaudexpress approval of
exalt, extol, glorify, laud, proclaimpraise, glorify, or honor
blandish, flatterpraise somewhat dishonestly
eulogise, eulogizepraise formally and eloquently
compliment, congratulatesay something to someone that expresses praise
gush, ravepraise enthusiastically
commendexpress approval of
commend, recommendexpress a good opinion of
advertise, advertize, promote, pushmake publicity for; try to sell [a product]
puff, puff uppraise extravagantly
sonnetpraise in a sonnet
type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgmentform a critical opinion of
verb
estimate the value of
synonyms: rate
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types: revalue
value anew
appreciate, apprise, apprizeincrease the value of
type of: appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuateevaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
noun
an ideal accepted by some individual or group
“he has old-fashioned values”
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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fear, revere, reverence, venerateregard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
admire, look up tofeel admiration for
enshrine, sainthold sacred
worshipshow devotion to [a deity]
envyfeel envious towards; admire enviously
type of: consider, reckon, regard, see, viewdeem to be
noun
[music] the relative duration of a musical note
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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