good or important enough to justify (what is specified).
advice worth taking;
a place worth visiting.
having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money.
This vase is worth 12 dollars.
having property to the value or amount of.
They are worth millions.
excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem.
women of worth.
usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose.
Your worth to the world is inestimable.
value, as in money.
a quantity of something of a specified value.
ten cents' worth of candy.
wealth; riches; property or possessions.
net worth.
for all one is worth, to the utmost.
He ran for all he was worth.
for what it’s worth, whether or not (what is stated) is useful or important enough to justify.
For what it’s worth, I think you should apologize to him.
worthy of; meriting or justifying
it's not worth discussing
an idea worth some thought
having a value of
the book is worth 30 pounds
to the utmost; to the full extent of one's powers or ability
extremely helpful, kind, etc
high quality; excellence
value, price
the amount or quantity of something of a specified value
five pounds worth of petrol
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English weorth, worth, wurth; cognate with Old High German werd, Old Frisian werth, Old Norse verthr, Gothic wairths
First recorded before 900; Middle English worthen, Old English wurthan, weorthan, wyrthan; cognate with German werden, Old Norse vertha, Gothic wairthan “to become,” Latin vertere “to turn”; see verse
The noun worth refers to the monetary value of something. If your grandmother gives you a strange old coin from her collection, you can have it appraised to determine its worth. The noun worth also means the inherent value of something based on the qualities of excellence, usefulness or importance. Don't underestimate your worth to the group; the whole bake sale would have fallen apart without you, and your brownies were delicious. As an adjective worth describes something that has a value or deserves to be treated a certain way, like when your hard work baking is worth the effort.
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Those profits were all integrated into the Church's modern day investment fund, which is now worth many billions of pounds.
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By the mid 1970s, Dreesen had convinced Comedy Store head honcho Mitzi Shore that he was worth his weight in jokes.
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From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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