the amount of money something is worth, or the usefulness you receive from it compared with what it costs
The antique vase has a value of over ten thousand dollars.
This budget hotel offers great value for travelers on a tight budget.
✦ From Latin valere “to be worth, be strong”.
the moral ideas and principles that people think are important in life
Honesty and kindness are core values in our family.
Many companies publish their values on their websites to attract employees.
✦ Sense developed in 19th-century sociology, extending economic notion of worth to moral worth.
a number or amount shown by a symbol in mathematics, science, or statistics
If x equals 5, then the value of 2x is 10.
The sensor sends a temperature value to the computer every second.
✦ Technical sense recorded since the 18th century in mathematics.
to think that something or someone is important, useful, or worth a lot
I really value your advice; it helped me make the right decision.
Good managers value the opinions of their employees.
✦ From Old French valoir, from Latin valere “to be worth”.
