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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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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.
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good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars. having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions.
The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth.
