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worth
1[ wurth ]
preposition
- good or important enough to justify (what is specified):
advice worth taking;
a place worth visiting.
- having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money:
This vase is worth 12 dollars.
- having property to the value or amount of:
They are worth millions.
noun
- excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem:
women of worth.
- usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose:
Your worth to the world is inestimable.
- value, as in money.
- a quantity of something of a specified value:
ten cents' worth of candy.
net worth.
worth
2[ wurth ]
verb (used without object)
- to happen or betide:
woe worth the day.
Worth
3[ wurth ]
noun
- a town in NE Illinois.
Worth
1/ ·ÉÉœËθ; vÉ”rt /
noun
- WorthCharles Frederick18251895MEnglishFASHION, BEAUTY, ETC: fashion designer Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture
worth
2/ ·ÉÉœËθ /
adjective
- worthy of; meriting or justifying
an idea worth some thought
it's not worth discussing
- having a value of
the book is worth 30 pounds
- for all one is worthto the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability
- worth one's weight in goldextremely helpful, kind, etc
noun
- high quality; excellence
- value, price
- the amount or quantity of something of a specified value
five pounds worth of petrol
worth
3/ ·ÉÉœËθ /
verb
- archaic.intr to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day )
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of worth1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of worth1
Origin of worth2
Idioms and Phrases
- for all one is worth, Informal. to the utmost:
He ran for all he was worth.
- for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify:
For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.
More idioms and phrases containing worth
- for all one is worth
- game is not worth the candle
- get one's money's worth
- not worth a damn
- picture is worth a thousand words
Example Sentences
Plus, you may be generating a tax bill, since a stock that’s down for the year may still be worth more than when you bought it.
Not sure how much money the country is saving from the policy, but I do know the message that it sends to the rest of the world can’t be worth it.
“Remodeling can add value, but only if it aligns with what homes in the area are worth,†Chris Heller, president of Movoto Real Estate, said.
"If tariffs bring companies and business back to hard-working American people like the ones who live here, then it's worth it."
"By driving his insurrection attempt into the centre of Korean politics, Yoon has effectively executed a decade's worth of polarisation."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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