Words / B1

VAL-yoo/ˈvæljuː/

Value as a noun is usefulness, importance, or what something is worth. Good value (a fair price for the quality); the value of education. Price is the ticket number; cost is what you pay or lose. As a verb: value someone’s opinion. Valuable means worth a lot; invaluable means extremely useful — not “not valuable.”

Meaning

How useful or important something is, or what it is worth.

Examples

• “These notes have real value for revision.”
• “This experience will be of great value later.”
• “Customers want better value for money.”

Good to know

the value of. good value / value for money. Ticket number: price. Contrast: valuable vs invaluable.

Near in meaning

worth

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