value
n 1: a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the
value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
2: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something
desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of
dubious value in the modern world"
3: 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" [syn: {economic value}]
4: 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
5: (music) the relative duration of a musical note [syn: {time
value}, {note value}]
6: an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has
old-fashioned values"
v 1: fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of
jewelry or art work
2: hold dear; "I prize these old phtographs" [syn: {prize}, {treasure},
{appreciate}]
3: regard highly; think much of [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {prize},
{prise}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]
4: place a value on; judge the worth of something [syn: {measure},
{evaluate}, {assess}, {appraise}]
5: estimate the value of something [syn: {rate}]