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Inherent value of a commodity, good, service, or other economic factor. Often worth is measured in nonprice terms, as in comparable worth programs designed to pay equivalent wages for work of equivalent worth, even though the market prices of the services ordinarily would differ.

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noun

1. A measure of those qualities that determine merit, desirability, usefulness, or importance: account, valuation, value. See value/worthlessness/evaluation.
2. A level of superiority that is usually high: caliber, merit, quality, stature, value, virtue. See good/bad, value/worthlessness/evaluation.

Idioms beginning with worth:
worth one's weight in gold
worthy of the name

See also for all one is worth; game is not worth the candle; get one's money's worth; not worth a damn; picture is worth a thousand words.

n

Definition: value, estimation associated with something
Antonyms: worthlessness

IN BRIEF: The value of something.

It is a great mistake to fancy oneself greater than one is, and to value oneself at less than one is worth. — Goethe.

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Quotes:

"A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing." - Pearl Bailey

"He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has." - Henry Ward Beecher

"Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." - Lord Chesterfield

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." - Charles Dickens

"Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have." - Thomas A. Edison

"Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation." - Henry Fielding

See more famous quotes about Worth

For a list of words related to worth, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - worth: material value expressed in terms of money
• Accounting - worth: value of assets and securities
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - worth: value of one’s assets, property, and money
• Prepositions

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See words rhyming with "Worthing."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - værd
n. - værdi, værd

idioms:

• for all it is worth    for hvad det er værd
• for all one is worth    yde alt hvad man kan
• for what it is worth    for hvad det er værd
• not worth a row of beans    intet være værd
• not worth the candle    ikke besværet værd
• worth every penny    hver en øre værd
• worth it    det værd
• worth its weight in gold    sin vægt værd i guld
• worth one's while    er besværet værd, kan betale sig
• worth while    besværet værd, umagen værd

2.
v. intr. - ske

Nederlands (Dutch)
waarde, vermogen je uiterste best doen

Français (French)
1.
adj. - d'une valeur de, qui vaut la peine
n. - (Fin) quantité, mérite

idioms:

• for all it is worth    pour ce que cela vaut
• for all one is worth    de toutes ses forces
• for what it is worth    pour ce que cela vaut
• not worth a row of beans    ne pas valoir un clou
• not worth the candle    le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle
• worth every penny    vaut le coup
• worth it    vaut le coup
• worth its weight in gold    valoir son pesant d'or
• worth one's while    valoir le coup
• worth while    qui en vaut la peine, intéressant

2.
v. intr. - arriver à, survenir à

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - wert, im Wert von
n. - Wert

idioms:

• for all it is worth    mit äußerster Anstrengung, bis zum letzten
• for all one is worth    mit äußerster Anstrengung
• for what it is worth    was davon auch zu halten ist
• not worth a row of beans    nicht die Bohne od. keinen Pfiferling wert
• not worth the candle    lohnt sich nicht
• worth every penny    jeden Pfennig wert
• worth it    sich lohnend
• worth its weight in gold    ungewöhnlich wertvoll sein
• worth one's while    sich lohnend
• worth while    sich lohnend

2.
v. - sich ereignen, zustoßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - αξίας
adj. - που αξίζει, αντάξιος, επάξιος, άξιος
n. - αξία

idioms:

• for all it is worth    ό, τι και να (σου) λέει αυτό
• for all one is worth    με όλα τα δυνατά του!
• for what it is worth    ό, τι και να (σου) λέει αυτό
• not worth a row of beans    ανάξιος λόγου
• not worth the candle    ανάξιος λόγου
• worth every penny    που αξίζει τον κόπο, που αξίζει τα λεφτά του
• worth it    που αξίζει τον κόπο
• worth its weight in gold    πολυτιμότατος, που αξίζει το βάρος του σε χρυσάφι
• worth one's while    αξιόλογος, που αξίζει τον κόπο
• worth while    αξιόλογος, άξιος λόγου, που αξίζει τον κόπο

Italiano (Italian)
del valore di, valore

idioms:

• for all it is worth    per quanto valga
• for all one/it is worth    per quanto valga
• for what it is worth    per quel che valga
• worth it    vale la pena
• worth someone's while    vale la pena

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - que vale a pena, digno
n. - valor (m), propriedade (f)

idioms:

• for all it is worth    com todo seu valor
• for all one/it is worth    com o maior esforço de alguém
• for what it is worth    mesmo com não seja importante
• worth it    dar valor
• worth someone's while    recompensar o esforço de...

Русский (Russian)
имеющий ценность или стоимость, заслуживающий, имеющий значение, ценность, достоинство, стоимость, богатство, имущество, усадьба, поместье

idioms:

• for all it is worth    в полной мере
• for all one/it is worth    изо всех сил
• for what it is worth    не ручаясь за достоверность
• worth it    стоит того
• worth someone's while    стоить труда/затраченного времени

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - que vale, equivalente a
n. - valía, valor

idioms:

• for all it is worth    por si sirve de algo
• for all one is worth    con todas las fuerzas, a más no poder
• for what it is worth    por si sirve de algo, por si puede servir
• not worth a row of beans    no vale nada, no vale un comino
• not worth the candle    no vale la pena
• worth every penny    una buena inversión, vale lo que cuesta
• worth it    digno de, merecedor
• worth its weight in gold    vale su peso en oro
• worth one's while    merece la pena, vale la pena
• worth while    merece la pena, vale la pena

2.
v. intr. - acontecer a, suceder a, tornarse, volverse

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - värd, värt
adj. - värd
n. - värde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
值钱的, 值的看中的, 价值, 财产

idioms:

• for all it is worth    不论真伪, 不论好坏
• for all one is worth    拼命, 尽力
• for what it is worth    不论真伪, 不论好坏
• not worth a row of beans    毫无价值, 一文不值
• not worth the candle    不合算, 划不来
• worth every penny    很值钱
• worth it    值得的
• worth its weight in gold    非常有价值的
• worth one's while    值得某人去做
• worth while    值得

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 值錢的, 值的看中的
n. - 價值, 財產

idioms:

• for all it is worth    不論真偽, 不論好壞
• for all one is worth    拼命, 盡力
• for what it is worth    不論真偽, 不論好壞
• not worth a row of beans    毫無價值, 一文不值
• not worth the candle    不合算, 划不來
• worth every penny    很值錢
• worth it    值得的
• worth its weight in gold    非常有價值的
• worth one's while    值得某人去做
• worth while    值得

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - ~의 가치가 있는, 재산이 ~인
n. - 가치, ~의 값만큼의 분량, 재산

idioms:

• for what it is worth    그건 그렇다고 치고
• worth it    (수고 따위의) 가치가 있는
• worth while    할 보람이 있는, 시간을 들일 만한, 상당한

2.
v. intr. - (아무)에게 닥쳐오다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 価値がある, 値する, 財産がある
n. - 価値, 分量, 真価

idioms:

• for all it is worth    懸命に
• for all one/it is worth    全力を尽くして, 懸命に
• for what it is worth    それだけの事として
• is not worth the paper it's written on    一文の値打ちもない
• not worth a fig    取るにたらない, つまらない
• not worth the candle    割に合わない
• worth (one's) while    やりがいのある
• worth every penny    やりがいのある
• worth it    それだけのことはある
• worth one's salt    給料分の働き
• worth someone's while    時間を費やす価値がある
• worth their weight in gold    金の重さの価値がある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) يساوي (صفه) ذو قيمه ماليه, جدير بالاحترام, يستحق (الاسم) قيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שווה, ראוי, כדאי, בעל רכוש ששוויו‬
n. - ‮ערך שווה ל-, בעל רכוש ששוויו, ערך, חשיבות, שווי‬
v. intr. - ‮קרה‬

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