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- Dictionaryworth/wəːθ/
adjective
- 1. equivalent in value to the sum or item specified: "jewellery worth £450 was taken"
- 2. sufficiently good, important, or interesting to be treated or regarded in the way specified: "the museums in the district are well worth a visit"
noun
- 1. the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated: "they had to listen to every piece of gossip and judge its worth"
- 2. the amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time: "the companies have debts greater than two years' worth of their sales"
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1. a. : monetary value. farmhouse and lands of little worth. b. : the equivalent of a specified amount or figure. a dollar's worth of gas. 2. : the value of something measured by its qualities or by the esteem in which it is held.
If something is worth a particular action, or if an action is worth doing, it is considered to be important enough for that action. No one is worth a great deal of sacrifice. I am spending a lot of money and time on this boat, but it is worth it. This restaurant is well worth a visit.
to be enjoyable enough or to produce enough advantages to make the necessary effort, risk, pain, etc. seem acceptable: It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top. See more. Fewer examples. "I paid $2,000 for this car." "You've been had, buddy. It's not worth more than $1,000."
noun. excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth. usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable. value, as in money. a quantity of something of a specified value: ten cents' worth of candy.
Definition of worth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
