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   worth

   /wərTH/

   adjective

   • 1. equivalent in value to the sum or item specified: "jewelry worth $450 was taken"
   • ▪ sufficiently good, important, or interesting to justify a specified action; deserving to be treated or regarded in the way specified: "the museums in the district are well worth a visit"
   • ▪ used to suggest that the specified course of action may be advisable: "a meat and potato dish that's worth checking out"
   • ▪ having income or property amounting to a specified sum: "she is worth $10 million"

   noun

   • 1. the value equivalent to that of someone or something under consideration; the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated: "they had to listen to every piece of gossip and judge its worth"
   • ▪ an amount of a commodity equivalent to a specified sum of money: "he admitted stealing 10,000 dollars' worth of computer systems" Similar valuefinancial valuemonetary valuepriceasking priceselling pricecostvaluationquotationestimateassessment
   • ▪ the amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time: "the companies have debts greater than two years' worth of their sales"
   • ▪ high value or merit: "he is noble and gains his position by showing his inner worth" Similar benefitadvantageusevaluevirtueusefulnessutilityservicegainprofitavailvalidityhelpassistanceaiddesirabilityattractivenessallureappealsignificancepointsenseinformal:mileagepercentagearchaic:behoofworthinessmeritmeritoriousnesscreditvalueexcellencecaliberqualitystatureeminencegreatnessconsequenceimportancesignificancedistinctionsuperioritygiftstalentsstrengthsendowments

   Word Origin Old Englishw(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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