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# value

«value» in Mova's school dictionary: **how much something is worth in money** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, verb (value, values, valued, valuing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Value is how much something is worth in money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m1)

2) The value of a digit is how much it is worth in a number because of its place: place value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m2)

3) The value of a letter or an expression is the number it stands for: find the value of x. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m3)

4) Value means how useful or important something is. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m4)

5) Values are the beliefs a person or family thinks are important, like honesty and kindness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m5)

6) To value something is to think it is important, or to say how much it is worth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: worth in money (the value of a coin); place value of digits; the value of a letter or an expression; good value (worth its price). Everyday: value for money, valuables (precious things). Personal and social lessons: family values, school values like respect and honesty.

### examples

- The value of the coin is 25 cents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x1)
- What is the value of the 3 in 340? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x2)
- The car lost half its value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x3)
- Find the value of x. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x4)
- The 5 in 520 has a value of 500. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x5)
- This big pack is good value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x6)
- Our school values are kindness, respect and honesty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x7)
- I value my friends more than any toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x8)
- She had learned early the value of silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/#x9)

### note

Uncountable for worth (some value); countable for numbers and beliefs (values). Asks for worth: price, total of coins or the result. Trap: the place value of 3 in 340 is 300, not 3. Trap: «valuable» means worth a lot; «invaluable» also means worth very much, not worthless.

### In the corpora

- ["Value" on a shop's own brand can mean cheap and of low quality.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/23-fees-bugs-and-spin/8/)
- [Saying thank you, and maybe writing a card, shows you value a person's kindness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/102-gratitude-helping-at-home-privacy/4/)
- [When you receive a gift, you say thank you and maybe write a card, to show you value the giver's kindness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/215-speaking-up-saying-no-and-growing-up/14/)
- [In the UK people value queuing highly and get upset about queue-jumping.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting/9/)
- [The value of a coin is shown by the number on it, not by its size.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/260-learning-skills-and-coins/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «value» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/value/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.