Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange.
- adjective Of great importance, use, or service.
- adjective Having admirable or esteemed qualities or characteristics.
- noun A personal possession, such as a piece of jewelry, having a relatively high monetary value.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being valued; capable of having the value measured or estimated.
- Of great value or price; having financial worth; representing a large market value: as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable house.
- Of great moral worth, utility, or importance; precious; worthy; estimable; deserving esteem: as, a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
- noun A thing, especially a small thing, of value; a choice article of personal property; any piece of precious merchandise, usually of small bulk: generally in the plural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly
- adjective Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem
- adjective (Law) an equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, as money, marriage, services, etc.
- noun A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the plural.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a great
value . - noun a personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary
value ; — usually used in plural form.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
- noun something of value
- adjective having worth or merit or value
Etymologies
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Examples
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And I am not strictly opposed to a player on a non-contender winning the award, which has happened on occasion think Alex Rodriguez of the last-place Rangers in 2003 although I admit that's a tougher one for me since the word valuable suggests that the players' achievements did not go for naught and actually helped a team play into October.
SI.com 2011
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And I am not strictly opposed to a player on a non-contender winning the award, which has happened on occasion think Alex Rodriguez of the last-place Rangers in 2003 although I admit that's a tougher one for me since the word valuable suggests that the players' achievements did not go for naught and actually helped a team play into October.
SI.com 2011
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The criteria for the major leagues' MVP awards, voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America, are fluid, depending largely on a voter's definition of the word "valuable."
The MVP Dream Isn't Dead Just Yet Mike Sielski 2011
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The U.S. military says he was seized two weeks ago and has been providing what they describe as valuable information about the group's inter-workings.
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They say it takes away from what they described as valuable work they could be doing in their home districts.
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"I must confess," says Lien Chi Altangi, "a curiosity to know what you call a valuable stock, which can only bear a winter perusal."
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"The word 'valuable' is the whole thing," Johnson said.
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Judge Judy then proceeded to explain what she called a valuable life lesson.
Nashville Is Talking 2008
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And how valuable is a degree in Post-Colonial Studies compared to one in Sports Management or General Studies?
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Scratch the surface of most successful entrepreneurs, and you'll find at least one significant "failure" that they've used to gain valuable experience.
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