value

US: /ˈvæɫju/
UK: /vˈæljuː/


English Vietnamese dictionary


value /'vælju:/
  • danh từ
    • giá trị
      • of a great value: có giá trị lớn, quý
      • of no value: không có giá trị
      • to be of value: có giá trị
      • to set a value on: đánh giá
      • to set a low value on something: coi rẻ vật gì
      • to set too much value on: đánh giá quá cao về
    • (thương nghiệp); (tài chính) giá cả, giá
      • to lose value: mất giá, giảm giá
      • fall in value: sự sụt giá
      • commercial value: giá thị trường
      • market value: thời giá, giá thị trường
      • exchange value: giá trị trao đổi
      • to get good value for one's money: mua được cái xứng với đồng tiền mình bỏ ra
    • (vật lý) năng suất
      • calorific value: năng suất toả nhiệt
    • (văn học) nghĩa, ý nghĩa
      • the poetic value of a word: ý nghĩa về mặt thơ của một từ
    • (sinh vật học) bậc phân loại
    • (số nhiều) tiêu chuẩn
      • moral values: tiêu chuẩn đạo đức
  • ngoại động từ
    • (thương nghiệp) định giá
      • to value goods: định giá hàng hoá
    • đánh giá
    • trọng, chuộng, quý, coi trọng
      • to value one's reputation: coi trọng danh giá của mình
    • hãnh diện, vênh vang
      • to value oneself on one's knowledge: hãnh diện về kiến thức của mình

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
how much sth is worth
1 [U, C] how much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged: to go up / rise / increase in value + to go down / fall / drop in value + rising property values + The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000. + Sports cars tend to hold their value well.
See also - MARKET VALUE, STREET VALUE
2 [U] (especially BrE) how much sth is worth compared with its price: to be good / excellent value (= worth the money it costs) + to be bad / poor value (= not worth the money it costs) + Charter flights give the best value for money. + They're only £40-not bad value, really. + This great value-for-money offer is only available to society members.
being useful / important
3 [U] the quality of being useful or important: The value of regular exercise should not be underestimated. + The arrival of canals was of great value to many industries. + to be of little / no value to sb + food with a high nutritional / energy value + The story has very little news value. + This ring has great sentimental value for me. + I suppose it has a certain novelty value (= it's interesting because it's new) but you'll soon get bored of it.
beliefs
4 (values) [pl.] beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is important in life: cultural / social / moral values + a return to traditional values in education, such as firm discipline + The young have a completely different set of values and expectations.
mathematics
5 [C] the amount represented by a letter or symbol: Let y have the value 33.
+ verb [VN]
consider important
1 (not used in the progressive tenses) ~ sb/sth (as sth)
~ sb/sth (for sth) to think that sb/sth is important: I really value him as a friend. + The area is valued for its vineyards. + a valued member of staff + They don't seem to value honesty very highly.
decide worth
2 [usually passive] ~ sth (at sth) to decide that sth is worth a particular amount of money: The property has been valued at over $2 million.

Collocation dictionary


1 amount of money that sth is worth

ADJ.

high, low
the high value of the dollar
| full, total | real, true | nominal
a share with a nominal value of £20
| face
At yesterday's auction an old coin sold for many times more than its face value of 20 pence.
| residual
a residual value of 10% of its original cost
| resale
Regular servicing will add to the resale value of your PC.

VERB + VALUE

place, put, set
It's hard to put a value on a company with large assets and turnover but low profits.
| add | increase, raise | double, triple, etc.
Dramatic developments on the stock market tripled the value of his shares.
| lower, reduce | hold, keep
The piano has held its value.
| calculate, work out

VALUE + VERB

double, triple, etc. | appreciate, go up, increase | decrease, depreciate, fall, go down

PREP.

in ~
The land has dropped in value.
| to the ~ of
Jewellery to the value of a million pounds was stolen last night.

PHRASES

an increase/a rise in value, a drop/fall/reduction in value

2 how much sth is worth compared with its price

ADJ.

excellent, good, great, outstanding | poor

PHRASES

value for money
Though a little more expensive, the larger model gives better value for money.

3 importance

ADJ.

enormous, great, high, immense, incalculable, tremendous | doubtful, dubious, limited, low
His published account of his travels is of dubious value to other explorers.
| lasting | main, real, true | practical, sentimental, symbolic

VERB + VALUE

have
The stolen necklace only had sentimental value for her.
| attach, place, put, set
He places a high value on marriage.

VALUE + VERB

be, lie
The real value of the book lies in its wonderful characterization.

PREP.

of ~
He didn't say anything of value.
| ~ to
Pottery fragments are of great value to archaeologists.

4 values: set of beliefs

ADJ.

dominant
the dominant values of a society
| conservative, conventional, traditional | common, shared, universal
What shared values do you have with your friends?
| human | aesthetic, cultural, educational, ethical, moral, political, social, spiritual
We need to be guided by our moral values.
| family
The party's election campaign emphasized its belief in family values.
| middle-class, Victorian, Western | parental
the rejection of parental values by a child
| democratic, liberal

QUANT.

set
a prevailing set of cultural values

VERB + VALUE

have, hold
They hold very middle-class values.
| cherish, encourage, foster
Is it the role of schools to foster spiritual values?
| hold onto, preserve
a society that has failed to preserve its traditional values

VALUE + NOUN

system
a common value system

1 decide how much sth is worth

ADV.

officially

PREP.

at
The company has recently been valued at $6 billion.

2 think sb/sth is very important

ADV.

greatly, highly, particularly | increasingly | positively | negatively
Housework is negatively valued as a retreat from a disliked alternative?employment work.
| rightly
the fear of losing the independence that they rightly value
| socially
one of the most socially valued roles in contemporary society?being a parent

VERB + VALUE

learn to
learning to value the ordinary things in life

PREP.

as
I value her very highly as a friend.
| for
He hated to be valued for his looks alone.


Concise English dictionary


values|valued|valuing'væljuː
noun
+a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
+the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
+the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
+relative darkness or lightness of a color
+(music) the relative duration of a musical note
+an ideal accepted by some individual or group
verb
+fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
+hold dear
+regard highly; think much of
+place a value on; judge the worth of something
+estimate the value of