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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWert
Pronunciation / Transliteration: veːɐ̯t
"Dieses Buch hat einen großen historischen Wert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
"His advice was of great value in planning the project." - 2
The material or monetary worth of something.
"The painting has an estimated market value of one million dollars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French noun 'value', feminine past participle of 'valoir' (to be worth), stemming from the Latin root 'valere' meaning 'to be strong, be of worth'. Over centuries, the term expanded from denoting material monetary worth to encompassing abstract concepts of moral, ethical, and qualitative importance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Value" is said worldwide
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Valeur
Transliteration: valœʁ
"Cette montre a une grande valeur sentimentale pour moi."
Wert
Transliteration: veːɐ̯t
"Dieses Buch hat einen großen historischen Wert."
Valore
Transliteration: vaˈloːre
"L'educazione ha un valore inestimabile."
Valor
Transliteration: baˈloɾ
"Debemos reconocer el valor de la diversidad cultural."
Valor
Transliteration: vaˈloɾ
"A moeda perdeu muito valor este ano."
मूल्य
Transliteration: mūlya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"शिक्षा का हमारे जीवन में बहुत बड़ा मूल्य है।"
价值
Transliteration: jià zhí
Script: 中文汉字
"我们要懂得珍惜时间的价值。"
가치
Transliteration: gachi
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 예술의 진정한 가치를 이해해야 한다."
価値
Transliteration: kachi
Script: 日本語
"その古い絵画には莫大な価値がある。"
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