valuable
/văl′yoo͞-ə-bəl, văl′yə-/
adjective
  1. Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange.
    a valuable diamond.
  2. Of great importance, use, or service.
    valuable information; valuable advice.
  3. Having admirable or esteemed qualities or characteristics.
    a valuable friend.
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Merriam-Webster
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Definition of VALUABLE
having monetary value; worth a good price; having desirable or esteemed characteristics or qualities… See the full definition
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VALUABLE Synonyms & Antonyms - 90 words | Thesaurus.com
Find 90 different ways to say VALUABLE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
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VALUABLE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
Synonyms for VALUABLE: expensive, costly, precious, premium, extravagant, high, priceless, pricey; Antonyms of VALUABLE: inexpensive, reasonable, cheap, worthless, moderate, valueless, discounted, lemon
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Valuable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Something that has worth is valuable. Often, valuable things are worth money, but a spy can provide valuable information that might save lives.
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Dictionary.com
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VALUABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
VALUABLE definition: having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price. See examples of valuable used in a sentence.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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VALUABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
VALUABLE definition: 1. worth a lot of money: 2. Valuable information, advice, etc. is very helpful or important: 3…. Learn more.
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Oxford English Dictionary
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valuable, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
valuable has developed meanings and uses in subjects including · finance (mid 1500s) economics and commerce (early 1600s) ... Etymons: value v., ‑able suffix. ... The earliest known use of the word valuable is in the early 1500s.
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Collins Dictionary
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VALUABLE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
4 senses: 1. having considerable monetary worth 2. of considerable importance or quality 3. able to be valued 4. a valuable.... Click for more definitions.
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Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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valuable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
1valuable (to somebody/something) very useful or important a valuable experience The book provides valuable information on recent trends. This advice was to prove valuable. Spinach is a valuable source of iron.
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Longman
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valuable | meaning of valuable in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
THESAURUSworth a lot of moneyvaluable ... fortune informal to be worth a very large amount of moneySome rare baseball cards are worth a fortune.very special and importantprecious very special and important to someone – used about people or thingsMy family have always been precious ...
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TheFreeDictionary.com
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Valuable - definition of valuable by The Free Dictionary
Define valuable. valuable synonyms, valuable pronunciation, valuable translation, English dictionary definition of valuable. adj. 1. Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange: a valuable diamond. 2. Of great importance, ...
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Wiktionary
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valuable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Truly valuable things have no price and cannot be bought. ... (usually in the plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.
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WordReference
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valuable - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
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Dictionary.com
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Invaluable vs. Valuable: Do They Mean the Same Thing? | Dictionary.com
July 23, 2025 - You see, the word invaluable technically means “not valuable,” but not in the way we usually think. Both invaluable and valuable come from the verb form of value in the sense of “to calculate the monetary worth of,” as in They valued this painting at $3 million.
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Definition of VALUABLE
having a great value in money; expensive. : considered to be of great worth; useful; important. : (usually plural) something worth a lot of money, such as a piece of jewelry.... See the full definition