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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/ ɜːθ; vɔrt /
noun
- WorthCharles Frederick18251895MEnglishFASHION, BEAUTY, ETC: fashion designer Charles Frederick. 1825–95, English couturier, who founded Parisian haute couture
worth
2/ ɜːθ /
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/ ɜːθ /
verb
- archaic.intr to happen or betide (esp in the phrase woe worth the day )
Word History and Origins
Origin of worth1
Word 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
OK, so maybe hired isn’t an accurate term because O’Neal — whose net worth is estimated at $500 million — will do the job on a voluntary basis.
One single contract was worth £3.1m, the trial was told.
Canada and the US, along with Mexico, have deeply integrated economies, with billions of pounds worth of manufactured goods crossing the borders on a daily basis, for example, car parts.
"It's a fight worth having because a North Carolina problem today is a Michigan and an Arizona and a Georgia problem tomorrow," Riggs said.
About a third of M&S's clothing and household goods sales in the UK are through its online platforms and were worth some £1.2bn, according to its latest financial results.
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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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