Value (according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary)
¹val.ue n [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL valuta, fr. fem. of valutus, pp. of L valere to be worth, be strong--more at wield] (14c) 1: a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged 2: the monetary worth of something: marketable price 3: relative worth, utility, or importance <a good ~ at the price> <the ~ of base stealing in baseball> <had nothing of ~ to say> 4 a: a numerical quantity that is assigned or is determined by calculation or measurement <let x take on positive ~s> <a ~ for the age of the earth> b: precise signification <~ of a word> 5: the relative duration of a musical note 6 a: relative lightness or darkness of a color: luminosity b: the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness 7: something (as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable <sought material ~s instead of human ~s --W. H. Jones> 8: denomination 2 -- val.ue.less adj -- val.ue.less.ness n ²value vt val.ued ; val.u.ing (15c) 1 a: to estimate or assign the monetary worth of: appraise <~ a necklace> b: to rate or scale in usefulness, importance, or general worth: evaluate 2: to consider or rate highly: prize, esteem <~s your opinion> syn see estimate, appreciate -- val.u.er n