[ˈvaljuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something
(e.g: your support is of great value)

- principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life
(e.g: they internalize their parents' rules and values)

- the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number
(e.g: the mean value of x)

- the relative duration of the sound signified by a note

- the meaning of a word or other linguistic unit

- the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular colour
(e.g: the artist has used adjacent colour values as the landscape recedes)


Phrases:
- value for money

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir ‘be worth’, from Latin valere

[ˈvaljuː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- estimate the monetary worth of
(e.g: his estate was valued at £45,000)

- consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of
(e.g: she had come to value her privacy)


Phrases:
- value for money

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, feminine past participle of valoir ‘be worth’, from Latin valere