Dictionary Check: value

"value" is a valid word!

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Definition

noun

a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

Example: "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
noun

the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

Example: "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
noun

the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else

Example: "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"
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noun

relative darkness or lightness of a color

Example: "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values — dark, medium … and light"
noun

(music) the relative duration of a musical note

noun

an ideal accepted by some individual or group

Example: "he has old-fashioned values"

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