worth

/wɜːθ//wɝθ/

noun

  1. 1

    Value.

    “I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.”
  2. 2

    Merit, excellence.

    “Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.”
  3. 3

    Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.

adjective

  1. 1

    Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.

    “A painting worth thousands.”
  2. 2

    Deserving of.

    “His friendship is not worth having.”
  3. 3

    (except in Scots) Valuable, worth while.

  4. 4

    Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

    “This job is hardly worth the effort.”

verb

  1. 1

    (except in set phrases) To be, become, betide.

    “Well worth thee, me friend.”

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