worth

Plural

worths

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

   • Cleanliness is a virtue worth more than others.
   • A painting once thought to be worth thousands that is actually not worth much.
   • Is it well worth visiting your hometown? -Nah, Leicester is not worth it at all.

2. 2.Deserving of.

   • He found going to the Edinburgh Castle was worth it.
   • I think you’ll find my proposal worth your attention.
   • This rickety beater of a car isn’t worth repairing anymore.

3. 3.Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

   • This job is hardly worth the effort.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Value.

   • I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.
   • They have proven their worths as individual fighting men and their worth as a unit.
   • A drug dealer and money launderer who was using cryptocurrency to conceal his funds has had over £1.2 million worth of Bitcoins seized, restrained and then converted into British pounds in the first case of its kind.

2. 2.Merit, excellence.

   • Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.

3. 3.An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.

Overall

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By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare