value

Noun

• an ideal accepted by some individual or group
  • he has old-fashioned values
    

• (music) the relative duration of a musical note

• relative darkness or lightness of a color
  • I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light-Joe Hing Lowe
    

• the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
  • he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices
    

• the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
  • the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
    

• a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
  • the value assigned was 16 milliseconds
    

Verb

• estimate the value of
  • How would you rate his chances to become President?
    
  • Gold was rated highly among the Romans
    

• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  • I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
    
  • access all the factors when taking a risk
    

• regard highly; think much of
  • I respect his judgement
    
  • We prize his creativity
    

• hold dear
  • I prize these old photographs
    

• fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
  • value the jewelry and art work in the estate
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  time value , note value , economic value , rate , measure , evaluate , valuate , assess , appraise , respect , esteem , prize , prise , treasure , appreciate
• Antonyms: 
  disrespect , disesteem