Definition of value

• n. - The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.
• n. - Worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.
• n. - Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument
• n. - Esteem; regard.
• n. - The relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [/] has the value of two eighth notes [/].
• n. - In an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.
• n. - Valor.
• v. t. - To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.
• v. t. - To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.
• v. t. - To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value.
• v. t. - To be worth; to be equal to in value.