Worth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

for all one is worth. : to the fullest extent of one's value or ability. worth. verb. worthed; worthing; worths. Definition of worth (Entry 4 of 4). Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut worth noun SaveWord \ˈwərth \ Definitionofworth (Entry1of4) 1a :monetaryvalue farmhouseandlandsoflittleworth b :theequivalentofaspecifiedamountorfigure adollar'sworthofgas 2 :thevalueofsomethingmeasuredbyitsqualitiesorbytheesteeminwhichitisheld aliteraryheritageofgreatworth 3a :moralorpersonalvalue tryingtoteachhumanworth b :merit,excellence afieldinwhichwehaveprovedourworth 4 :wealth,riches worth preposition Definitionofworth (Entry2of4) 1a :equalinvalueto b :havingassetsorincomeequalto 2 :deservingof wellworththeeffort worthone'ssalt :ofsubstantialorsignificantvalueormerit worth adjective Definitionofworth (Entry3of4) 1 archaic :havingmonetaryormaterialvalue 2 archaic :estimable foralloneisworth :tothefullestextentofone'svalueorability worth verb worthed;worthing;worths Definitionofworth (Entry4of4) intransitiveverb archaic :become —usuallyusedinthephrasewoeworth Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingworth LearnMoreAboutworth Synonymsforworth Synonyms:Noun account,merit,valuation,value VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofworthinaSentence Noun Adiamond'sworthisdeterminedpartlybyitscutandclarity. Theworthofthestockshasincreased. Thefurniturewasoflittleworthsinceitwasinsuchbadcondition. Hehasprovedhisworthtotheteam. Thebookhasproveditsworthbysavingmehundredsofdollars. Preposition anactorworthseveralmilliondollars Thecorporationisworthbillionsofdollars. Acarefullywrittencoverletterandresumeisworththeeffort. Ittakesalongtimetogetatableattherestaurant,butthefoodiswellworththewait. Themoviewasgood,butIdidn'tthinkitwasworthallthefuss. Chicagoisworthavisit.Ithinkyou'llreallylikeit. Doyouthinkthecarisworthbuying? Itisworthnotingthathisfatherandmotherarealsodoctors. Thisbookisnotworthreading. anideawellworthconsideration SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Therearesomanyonthemarketthesedays,sojudgingtheirworthisahardgametoplay. — ELLE,15June2022 Yourchild’stempertantrumdoesn’treflectpoorlyonyourworthasaparent. — KaraBaskin,BostonGlobe.com,10June2022 Woodsisalsoinvolvedinmanysports-adjacentbusinessventures,helpingaddtohisnetworth. — ToriLatham,RobbReport,10June2022 Forthoseofuswhowantanorganicunisexproductwithnaturalingredients,MaryannOrganicshasthebackgroundtoproveitsworth. — GroomingPlaybook,TheSaltLakeTribune,9June2022 Now,theprinciplesofthisplatformarebeginningtoprovetheirworthforB2Bmarketingaswell. — LoraKratchounova,Forbes,9June2022 Andlikedecadesofpoproyaltybeforehim,Stylesisprovinghisworthbysellingalotofrecords…onvinyl. — ScottNover,Quartz,6June2022 Whilethelegendsarestillatit,analluringnewgenerationoftennistalentisalsoprovingitsworth. — SeanGregory,Time,1June2022 Setyourphoneonairplanemode,saynomoretimesthanyou’reusedto,andstandfirmlyinyourworth. — MeghanRose,Glamour,1June2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Preposition Bothofthosepropbetscamethroughforbettorsandthereareseveralothersforpostseasonteamperformanceandindividualawardsworthkeepinganeyeon. — JasonHoffman,TheEnquirer,13Jan.2022 Finally,atameetinginZambia,wheregiraffesandzebraswanderedthegroundsofthehotel,theboardmembersapprovedeightprojectsworthatotalof$168million. — WashingtonPost,10Aug.2021 Inthatcase,thereareplentyofMemorialDayfurnituresalesworthabrowse. — ArielScotti,Forbes,28May2021 Pompeoalsoreportedreceivingtwocarpetsworthatotalof$19,400fromthepresidentofKazakhstanandtheforeignministeroftheUnitedArabEmirates. — MatthewLee,USATODAY,21Apr.2021 Inthatcase,thereareplentyofMemorialDayfurnituresalesworthabrowse. — ArielScotti,Forbes,28May2021 Inthatcase,thereareplentyofMemorialDayfurnituresalesworthabrowse. — ArielScotti,Forbes,28May2021 Inthatcase,thereareplentyofMemorialDayfurnituresalesworthabrowse. — ArielScotti,Forbes,28May2021 Inthatcase,thereareplentyofMemorialDayfurnituresalesworthabrowse. — ArielScotti,Forbes,28May2021 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'worth.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingworth abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure apictureisworthathousandwords comparableworth foralloneisworth forallsomeoneisworth forwhatit'sworth gethismoney'sworth makeitworthyourwhile notworthadamn notworthadarn notworththecandle notworththepaperit'swritten/printedon personalworth self-worth senseofself-worth someone'smoney'sworth takesomethingforwhatit'sworth twocents'worth worthago worthatinker'sdamn wortheverypenny worthone'ssalt worthone'sweightingold worthsomeone'swhile SeeMore abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure apictureisworthathousandwords comparableworth foralloneisworth forallsomeoneisworth forwhatit'sworth gethismoney'sworth makeitworthyourwhile notworthadamn notworthadarn notworththecandle notworththepaperit'swritten/printedon personalworth self-worth senseofself-worth someone'smoney'sworth takesomethingforwhatit'sworth twocents'worth worthago worthatinker'sdamn wortheverypenny worthone'ssalt worthone'sweightingold worthsomeone'swhile SeeMore FirstKnownUseofworth Noun beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aPreposition 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aAdjective beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb beforethe12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforworth Noun MiddleEnglish,goingbacktoOldEnglishweorþ,wyrth(strongneuternoun),goingbacktoGermanic*werþa-(whencealsoOldFrisianwerth,worth"value,"OldSaxonwerth"payment,price,"OldHighGermanwerd"value,price,"OldIcelandicverð,Gothicwairþ"price"),nounderivativefrom*werþa-,adjective,"ofvalue"—moreatworthentry3 Preposition MiddleEnglish,fromworthworthentry3 Adjective MiddleEnglish,"havingmonetaryvalue,valuable,havingstatus,deserving,highborn,efficacious,strong,"goingbacktoOldEnglishweorþ,wyrþ,worþ"havingmonetaryvalue,valuable,"goingbacktoGermanic*werþa-(whencealsoOldFrisianwerth"ofvalue,"OldSaxonwerth"ofvalue,worthy,dear,"OldHighGermanwerd,wert"ofvalue,valuable,"OldIcelandicverðr"ofvalue,worthy,"Gothicwairþs"deserving"),ofuncertainorigin Note: TheMiddleEnglishadjectivecontinuesinpartOldEnglishwierðe,wyrðe"worthy,deserving,"aja-stemadjectivefromthesamebase.Welshgwerth"worth,value,price"(whencegwerthu"tosell"),alongwithMiddleBretonguerz,isperhapsanearlyloanfromOldEnglish. Verb MiddleEnglishworthen"toexist,be,comeintoexistence,become,change,happen,"goingbacktoOldEnglishweorþan,wurþan(classIIIstrongverb)"tobecome,cometobe,happen,"goingbacktoGermanic*werþan-(whencealsoOldFrisianwertha"tobecome,happen,arise,"OldSaxonwerthan,OldHighGermanwerdan,OldIcelandicverða,Gothicwairþan"tobecome"),goingbacktoanIndo-Europeanverbalbase*u̯ert-"turn,"whencealsoLatinvertō,vertere"tocausetorevolve,turn,spin,"vertor"(I)changedirection,turn,"Lithuanianverčiù,ver͂sti"tocausetoturn,"Sanskritvártate"(it)turns,rolls,revolves";withzero-gradeablautOldChurchSlavicvrǔštǫ,vrǔtetisę"toturnoneself";withacausativestem*u̯ort-OldChurchSlavicvraštǫ,vratiti"tomaketurn,"Sanskritvartáyati"(s/he)makesturn";fromann-presentOldChurchSlavicobvrǔnǫtisę"toturnaround,"TocharianBwärnāmane"turning" Note: InGermanictheIndo-Europeanbase*u̯ert-"turn"developedthefigurativesense"become,happen"(compare,inEnglish,"themilkturnedsour"),whichhaslargelydisplacedtheliteralsenses(butcomparethesuffix*-wearda--wardentry1). LearnMoreAboutworth Shareworth PosttheDefinitionofworthtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofworthonTwitter TimeTravelerforworth Thefirstknownuseofworthwas beforethe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearworth wort worth worthago SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforworth LastUpdated 18Jun2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Worth.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worth.Accessed2Jul.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforworth worth preposition \ˈwərth \ KidsDefinitionofworth (Entry1of2) 1 :equalinvalueto Thepaintingisworththousandsofdollars. 2 :havingpossessionsorincomeequalto Sheisworthmillions. 3 :deservingof Thisprojectisworththeeffort. 4 :capableof IranforallIwasworth. worth noun KidsDefinitionofworth (Entry2of2) 1 :thevalueorusefulnessofsomethingorsomeone Teammatespraisedhisworthtotheteam. 2 :valueasexpressedinmoneyorinamountoftimesomethingwilllast aweek'sworthofgroceries 3 :excellence amanofworth MorefromMerriam-Websteronworth Nglish:TranslationofworthforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofworthforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY apposite SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WordsNamedAfterPeople Namesakeoftheleotard,JulesLéotardhadwhatprofession? Firefighter Acrobat Surgeon Judge Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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