Worthwhile definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Worthwhile definition: If something is worthwhile , it is enjoyable or useful , and worth the time, money, or... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'worthwhile'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× worthwhile (wɜːʳθhwaɪl ) adjective Ifsomethingisworthwhile,itisenjoyableoruseful,andworththetime,money,oreffortthatisspentonit. ThePresident'striptoWashingtonthisweekseemstohavebeenworthwhile. ...aworthwhilemoviethatwascompellingenoughtowatchagain. Itmightbeworthwhiletoconsideryourattitudetoaninsurancepolicy. Synonyms:useful,good,valuable,helpful MoreSynonymsofworthwhile COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof worthwhile Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'worthwhile' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'worthwhile' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'lookingglass' HindiTranslationof'worthwhile' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency worthwhileinBritishEnglish (ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl ) adjectivesufficientlyimportant,rewarding,orvaluabletojustifytimeoreffortspent CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency worthwhileinAmericanEnglish (ˈwɜrðˈhwaɪl ;ˈwɜrðˈwaɪl ) adjective importantorvaluableenoughtorepaytimeoreffortspent;oftruevalue Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency worthwhileinAmericanEnglish (ˈwɜːrθˈhwail,-ˈwail) adjective suchastorepayone'stime,attention,interest,work,trouble,etc aworthwhilebook SYNONYMSvaluable,rewarding,beneficial.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsworthwhilenessnoun Wordorigin[1865–70;worth1+while] Examplesof'worthwhile'inasentence worthwhile TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Itisquiteworthwhiletoconsiderhowforecastingcanbedone.MauriceD.LeviInternationalFinance:Themarketsandfinancialmanagementofmultinationalbusiness.(1983)Butgratitudebecomesameansofmakingthejourneynotonlyworthwhilebutenjoyable.ChristianityToday(2000)Thisisaseriesthatshowsanexceptionalpersontryingtodosomethingworthwhile.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Wetestedthembeforeandaftertoseewhethertheireffortswereworthwhile.TheSun(2009)Thatinitselfmadetheexerciseworthwhile.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Justafewmomentsinthisdresshasmadeallthedietingandexerciseworthwhile.TheSun(2007)Theyshouldbepleasedworkershaveaconscienceandwanttosupportthisworthwhilecause.TheSun(2009)Buttheimportantandworthwhileinnovationsarethoselikezerocouponbondsthatsurviveoncesuchsubsidieshavebeenremoved.CharlesA.D'Ambrosio&StewartD.Hodges&RichardBrealey&StewartMyersPrinciplesofCorporateFinance(1991)WithJupiterdeeperinyourvalueschart,youseeyoucanmakemoneydoingsomethingworthwhileandenjoyable.TheSun(2014)IjustfeltthatIwaspartofsomethingveryimportantandworthwhile.Times,SundayTimes(2007) COBUILDCollocations worthwhile  worthwhilecause worthwhileexercise worthwhilejourney worthwhileproject Trendsof worthwhile Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages worthwhile BritishEnglish:worthwhile ADJECTIVE/ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/Ifsomethingisworthwhile,itisenjoyableoruseful,andworththetime,money,oreffortthatisspentonit.Histriptothecapitalthisweekseemstohavebeenworthwhile.AmericanEnglish:worthwhile /wɜrˈθwaɪl/BrazilianPortuguese:quevaleapena Chinese:值得的EuropeanSpanish:quemerecelapena French:quienvautlapeine NGerman:lohnend Italian:utile Japanese:やりがいのあるKorean:보람이있는EuropeanPortuguese:quevaleapena LatinAmericanSpanish:quemerecelapena Thai:คุ้มค่า Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically worthwhile worthless worthlessshares worthlessstock worthwhile worthwhilecause worthwhileendeavour worthwhileexercise AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'W' Relatedtermsof worthwhile worthwhilecause worthwhilejourney worthwhileproject worthwhilepursuit worthwhileendeavour Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofworthwhilefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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