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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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WORTH definition: 1. having a particular value, especially in money: 2. having a particular amount of money: 3. to…. Learn more.
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. a literary heritage of great worth. 3. a. : moral or personal value. trying to teach human worth. b.
Definition of worth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
WORTH definition: 1. to have a particular value, especially in money: 2. to be useful or enjoyable to do/see/try…. Learn more.
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.
