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- Dictionaryworthwhile/ˌwəːθˈwʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value or importance: "extra lighting would make a worthwhile contribution to road safety"
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useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made: She considers teaching a worthwhile career. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.
useful, important, or good enough to be a suitable reward for the money or time spent or the effort made: She considers teaching a worthwhile career. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.
The meaning of WORTHWHILE is being worth the time or effort spent. How to use worthwhile in a sentence.
If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it. The President's trip to Washington this week seems to have been worthwhile. ...a worthwhile movie that was compelling enough to watch again.
Things that are worthwhile are good — they're worth the time or money you spend on them. If you walked out of the theater and said "Wow, I'm glad I saw that movie!", then your film viewing trip was worthwhile. If going to the gym helped you get in better shape, it was worthwhile.
Worthwhile definition: such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.. See examples of WORTHWHILE used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/. /ˌwɜːrθˈwaɪl/. important, pleasant, interesting, etc.; worth spending time, money or effort on. It was in aid of a worthwhile cause (= a charity, etc.). a worthwhile discussion/job. The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.
WORTHWHILE definition: useful and enjoyable, despite needing a lot of effort: . Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English worth‧while /ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl $ ˌwɜːrθ-/ adjective if something is worthwhile, it is important or useful, or you gain something from it He wanted to do a worthwhile job.
Worthwhile definition: Sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest.
