Valuable

Definition: Valuable

Valuable

Adjective

1. Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond".

2. Having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man".

3. Of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice".

Noun

1. Something of value; "all our valuables were stolen".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "valuable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Tips from 1870

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Synonyms: Valuable

Inexpedience

Beneficial, valuable, of value; serviceable; (useful); advantageous, edifying, profitable; salutary; (healthful).

Utility

Advantageous; (beneficial); profitable, gainful, remunerative, worth one's salt; valuable; prolific; (productive).

Value

Adjective: valuable, estimable; worthwhile; worthy, full of worth.

Crosswords: Valuable

The most valuable commodity I know of is information (Wall Street; writing credit: Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone. Starring Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox, Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko, and Martin Sheen as Carl Fox.)

For teaching kids everywhere a valuable lesson: If things don't go your way, just keep complaining until your dreams come true (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

If you're going to tell me something valuable, then I'm grateful (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

Ooh, in that case, she must be very valuable indeed (Getting It Right; writing credit: Elizabeth Jane Howard)

That part is perfect for him, it'll make him a big star, and I'm gonna run him out of the business, and let me tell you why. Johnny Fontane ruined one of Woltz International's most valuable proteges (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo)

How valuable you are (Rescue Me; performing artist: Madonna)

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Praise can be your most valuable asset as long as you don't aim it at yourself. (references; author: unknown)

Quotations are sometimes valuable pearls, but original thoughts can be priceless treasure. (references; author: unknown)

A person who can speak many languages is not necessarily more valuable than a person who can listen in one. (references; author: unknown)

They have left the thriftshop, and lost both their theatre tickets and the volume of valuable licenses and coupons for free theatrical frills and thrills. (references; author: unknown)

Most Valuable Primate (1999)

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Books

• Encyclopedia of Wood: A Tree-By-Tree Guide to the World's Most Valuable Resource (reference)

• How to Lose $100,000,000 and Other Valuable Advice (reference)

• One Minute for Myself: How to Manage Your Most Valuable Asset (reference)

• The Most Valuable Business Legal Forms You'll Ever Need (Most Valuable Business Legal Forms You'll Ever Need) (reference)

• Tom Brady: Most Valuable Patriot (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Home Sweet Home-Making Money on Your Most Valuable Asset (reference)

• MVP - Most Valuable Primate (reference)

• Mvp-Most Valuable Primate (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Most Valuable Playaz [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

• Most Valuable Poet (reference)

• Valuable Game [CD-SINGLE] [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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The Hubble telescope has returned valuable new images of supernova 1994I in the inner regions ... Credit: NASA.

This barge-load of salmon attests to why the Alaska salmon fishery was the most valuable fishery prosecuted by U. S. fishermen at the time of this photo. F&WL C-1193. Credit: Fisheries.

Barren Island before the planting. The work at Barren Island provided a valuable lesson. Geotubes were placed around the perimeter of the island to form a wave break but they failed and the dredge material was washed away behind the tubes. Wave breaks in the future will be constructed of rock, which is more expensive, but a better alternative. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Sharks are a valuable fishery for their fins, a delicacy in the Orient. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

STAN, short for "standard man," is able to talk, breathe, blink its eyes, and mimic a large number of other human actions. By displaying any number of "casualty symptoms," STAN will provide valuable training for Air Force nurses as par.

Lotus plants provide valuable wildlife habitat on Maryland's eastern Shore. Credit: Tim McCabe.

Marsh grasses provide valuable habitat for wildlife and help filter runoff from nearby farms. Credit: Tim McCabe.

A red rose, symbol of love—and tasty treat for spider mites. This issue of the magazine looks at several ARS efforts to keep valuable floral and nursery crops like roses and woody ornamentals safe from the many pests that plague them. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Peggy Greb..

To ensure continuing worldwide availability of this valuable food staple, potato plant breeders must unite desirable processing and fresh-market characteristics with late blight resistance. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Southern opossums are among the most valuable of the research animals at NIEHS. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And as different degrees of industry were apt to give men possessions in different proportions, so this invention of money gave them the opportunity to continue and enlarge them: for supposing an island, separate from all possible commerce with the rest of the world, wherein there were but an hundred families, but there were sheep, horses and cows, with other useful animals, wholsome fruits, and land enough for corn for a hundred thousand times as many, but nothing in the island, either because of its commonness, or perishableness, fit to supply the place of money; what reason could any one have there to enlarge his possessions beyond the use of his family, and a plentiful supply to its consumption, either in what their own industry produced, or they could barter for like perishable, useful commodities, with others? Where there is not some thing, both lasting and scarce, and so valuable to be hoarded up, there men will not be apt to enlarge their possessions of land, were it never so rich, never so free for them to take: for I ask, what would a man value ten thousand, or an hundred thousand acres of excellent land, ready cultivated, and well stocked too with cattle, in the middle of the inland parts of America, where he had no hopes of commerce with other parts of the world, to draw money to him by the sale of the product? It would not be worth the enclosing, and we should see him give up again to the wild common of nature, whatever was more than would supply the conveniencies of life to be had there for him and his family. (Second Treatise of Government)

Hence they are full of the most valuable materials for the enlightenment of the working class. (reference)

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Even this conquest would appear valuable in her eyes

I was telling you, then, that I have a valuable painting left

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors

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Health

The first of these techniques is the most valuable. (references)

PKU animal model(s) will be valuable in these studies. (references)

When taken as prescribed, methylphenidate is a valuable medicine. (references)

Business

Media coverage is even more valuable than advertising. (references)

Energy is an expensive commodity and inefficient use of it wastes money and valuable resources. (references)

Fast-food franchises that have a strong brand image in the local community such as McDonald’s are valuable. (references)

Civil Liberties

Cuba

Photocopiers and printers either were impossible to find on the local market or were not sold to individuals, which made them a particularly valuable commodity for journalists. (references)

Estonia

The unregistered status of the church made negotiations on and the settlement of the issue of the ownership of the Aleksander Nevski Cathedral, a prominent and valuable Tallinn landmark, problematic. (references)

Vietnam

However, because citizens who live overseas are considered a valuable potential source of foreign exchange and expertise for the country but also a potential security threat, the Government generally encourages them to visit but monitors many of them carefully. (references)

Economic History

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea also produces and exports valuable agricultural, timber, and fish products. (references)

Jamaica

Sugar made Jamaica one of the most valuable possessions in the world for more than 150 years. (references)

Russia

They possess some of Russia's most valuable resources, with minerals, fossil fuels and vast forests. (references)

Minorities

Slovak Republic

On July 7, in the town of Zvolen, unknown persons irreparably destroyed five historically valuable gravestones in addition to six other gravestones. (references)

Estonia

The law allows the Government to waive the language and civic knowledge requirements for applicants who have Estonian-language elementary or higher education, or who have performed valuable service to Estonia. (references)

Political Economy

Morocco

More recently Morocco's early activism in the search for peace in the Middle East has made the Kingdom a valuable partner on the international stage. (references)

Trade

China

This is a valuable source of information and new this year the information is now available in English. (references)

Korea

Valuable samples or goods for re-export may be admitted temporarily on a duty-free basis under deposit for the amount of the duty. (references)

Argentina

The liaison officers at each of the multilateral development banks are also a valuable source of information on Multilateral Development Bank funded projects in Argentina. (references)

Travel

Guatemala

It is advisable not to wear valuable jewelry nor carry large amounts of cash. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

The most valuable benefit of the Sales Seminar service is the targeted audience invited by CS-Abidjan. (references)

Uk

Ethnic minorities constitute about six percent of the population and have proven to be valuable contributors to the British economy. (references)

Worker Rights

India

NGO's claim that without advance notice of police raids on brothels, they are not able to lend valuable assistance in identifying and interviewing underage victims. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

To be valuable

Expressions using "valuable": most valuable player ♦ valuable assistance ♦ valuable cargo ♦ valuable consideration ♦ valuable discovery ♦ valuable friendship ♦ valuable object. Additional references.

Ending with "valuable": ecologically-valuable, feelings-of-being-valuable, most-valuable, self-valuable, uniquely-valuable.

Afrikaans

waardevol (costly), duur (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Albanian

sende me vlerë, me vlerë (useful), i vlershëm (estimable), i çmuar (precious, rich, valued), gjëra të çmuara, arturina (plate), çmueshëm. (various references)

Arabic 

‏كريم (benign, big hearted, cream, custard, decent, generous, gentle, good, good hearted, good natured, gracious, high minded, honorable, honourable, kind, kindly, lavish, liberal, noble, noble-minded, obliging, open handed, precious, respectable, warm-hearted), ‏نفيس (costly, inestimable, invaluable, noble, oriental, precious, priceless, recherche), ‏نافع (beneficial, serviceable, subservient, useful), ‏قيم (guardian, worthy), ‏ذو قيمة مالية, ‏القيم (custodian, trustee, warden), ‏شىء ذو قيمة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

скъпоценен (pearly, precious), ценен (costly, precious, sterling, useful), много полезен. (various references)

Chinese 

有價值 , 可贵, 寶貴 (precious, set store by, treasure, value). (various references)

Czech

vzácný (few and far between, infrequent, minor, noble, precious, rare, scarce, uncommon), užiteèný (beneficial, good, handy, helpful, profitable, salutary, subservient, useful, worthwhile), hodnotný (good, rewarding, worthwhile, worthy), drahocenný (precious, valued), cenný. (various references)

Danish

værdifuld (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey), kær (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), dyr (animal, beast, beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Dutch

waardevol (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely), kostbaar (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Esperanto

valora, kara (dear, expensive, lovely), grandvalora (costly). (various references)

Faeroese

virðismikil, kærur (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), góður (beloved, dear, expensive, good, lovely, nice, okay), dýrur (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely). (various references)

Farsi 

پربها (Invaluable), نفیس (Exquisite, Precious), قیمتی , گرانبها (Inestimable, Lief, Rich), باارزش (Noteworthy, Worth). (various references)

Finnish

kallisarvoinen (costly, of value, precious, priceless), kallis (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), kalleus (costliness, expensiveness), arvokas (dignified, of value, worthy). (various references)

French

objet de valeur (item of value, object of value), objet de prix (item of value, object of value), cher. (various references)

Frisian

leaf (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), djur (dear, expensive), djoer (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

German

wertvoll (estimable, precious, sound, useful, valuably, worthwhile, worthy). (various references)

Greek 

πολύτιμοσ (precious, valued), πολύτιμος (gemstone, precious, valuable for), τιμαλφής (precious). (various references)

Hawaiian

çmueshëm. (various references)

Hebrew 

יקר ערך (costly), שו�" כסף, �"בר ערך, בעל ערך (precious), רב ערך (invaluable, precious, sterling). (various references)

Hungarian

kedves (affable, amiable, beloved, bland, comely, darling, dear, ducky, expensive, friendly, gentle, good-natured, kind, lady love, likable, lovable, loveable, lovely, lover, loving, marrow, mild, nice, paramour, suave, sweet, Valentine), drága (beloved, costly, dear, dearly, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey, sumptuous), becses (estimable, precious, valued), értékes (costly, estimable, expensive things, golden, invaluable, of value, precious, priceless, prize, substantial, to be of value, to be worth money, to do yeoman service, to do yeoman's service). (various references)

Icelandic

sætur (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely). (various references)

Indonesian

bernilai (precious), berharga (precious, worth). (various references)

Irish

daor (costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, slave). (various references)

Italian

costoso (beloved, costly, dear, exclusive, expensive, high, lovely, pricey), pregiato (esteemed, fine), caro (beloved, charming, costly, darling, dear, expensive, high, lovely, nice, pricey). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

貴い (exalted, noble, precious, priceless, sacred), 大事 (important, serious matter). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たっとい (exalted, noble, precious, priceless, sacred), おお�"と (important, serious matter), そ�" (disadvantage, exalted, loss, noble, precious, priceless, sacred, southeast), きちょう (basis, book-keeping, coming back to ones country, entry, keynote, pilot, precious, registry, returning from abroad, screen, signature), かちたかい, かちある, ゆうか (Mainland China), とうとい (exalted, noble, precious, priceless, sacred), � いじ (epigraph, important, letters in a title, one's lines, prefatory words, serious matter, words). (various references)

Korean 

진귀한. (various references)

Malay

mahal (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Manx

ymmydoil (handy, useful), priosoil (pricey), mooar-leagh, leagharagh (precious, valued), leaghar (costly, precious), leaghagh (professional, renumerative, valuables), foaysagh (profitable, regenerating), feeuoil, feeu (worth, worthwhile), deyr (costly, dear, expensive, serf, unfree), costal (cost, costly, precious, sumptuous). (various references)

Norwegian

kostbar (beloved, costly, dear, expencive, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Papiamen

stimá (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), karu (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely), karo (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely). (various references)

Pig Latin

aluablevay.(various references)

Polish

drogi (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Portuguese

valioso (noble, rich, valid, valued), caro (costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey, rich). (various references)

Romanian

scump (beloved, costly, dear, dearly, expensive, high, lovely, miserly, own, precious, pricey). (various references)

Russian 

ценный (costly, dear, estimable, of value, treasurable, valued), дорогой (big-ticket, costly, darling, dear, deary, deluxe, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey). (various references)

Scottish

fiach (arrears, good, value, worth; debt, worthy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vrednosni, vredan (diligent, hardworking, industrious, worthy), koristan (adjuvant, conducive, helpful, profitable, useful, worthy), dragocen (cherished, precious, valued). (various references)

Spanish

caro (beloved, costly, dear, dearly, expensive, lovely, pricey), valioso (precious, rewarding). (various references)

Swahili

ghali (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Swedish

värdefull (precious, worth while), dyrbar (beloved, costly, costy, dear, expensive, lovely, precious, pricey). (various references)

Tagalog

mahál (beloved, dear, expensive, lovely). (various references)

Turkish

kıymetli (dear, pet, precious, valued), faydalı (advantageous, beneficial, benignant, favorable, favourable, helpful, of use, profitable, rewarding, salutary, serviceable, useful, utilitarian, utility), değerli (costly, dear, deserving, dignified, estimable, meritorious, precious, rich, Valent, valued, well-beloved, worthy). (various references)

Turkmen 

юaя-sep (costly, dowry), gymmatly (expensive). (various references)

Ukrainian

цінний (costly, estimable, rich, valued, wealthy), корисний (adjuvant, advantageous, available, beneficial, conducive, effective, gainful, helpful, of avail, practicable, profitable, rewarding, serviceable, useful, wholesome), необхідний (indispensable, must, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, vital). (various references)

Vietnamese 

quý giá có thể đánh giá được, có thể định giá được, có giá trị lớn. (various references)

Welsh

gwerthfawr (precious), berth (beautiful), annwyl (beloved, dear, expensive). (various references)

Yucatec

ko'oh (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

Zulu

-bizayo (beloved, costly, dear, expensive, lovely, pricey). (various references)

carus, pensitationes, pretiosus. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "valuable": valuableness, valuablenesses, valuables. (additional references)

Words ending with "valuable": invaluable. (additional references)

Words containing "valuable": invaluableness, invaluablenesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Valuable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: valable, valuble, valueable, valuebel, valueble, voluable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: alulae, bullae.

-3 letters: alula, bulla, label, uveal, value.

-4 letters: able, alae, alba, baal, bale, ball, beau, bell, blae, blue, bull, lava, lave, leal, leva, lube, ulva, uvea, vale, veal, vela.

-5 letters: aal, aba, ala, alb, ale, all, ava, ave, baa, bal, bel, eau, ell, lab, lav, lea, leu, lev, luv, vau.

+1 letter: valuables.

+2 letters: invaluable.

+3 letters: unavailable.

+4 letters: cultivatable, valuableness.

+5 letters: bougainvillea, multivariable, unsalvageable.