n. Value which is socially recognized, in contrast with purely personal valuation. Thus an heirloom may be said to be of small intrinsic value, although highly valued by its possessor.n. Value as determined by ordinary market conditions, as contrasted with value with which an object is endowed by virtue of convention or governmental flat. Thus paper money is often said to be devoid of intrinsic value.n. In mathematics, the value of the function represented by the ordinate of a turning point.See cruise, 2.n. Worth; the property or properties of a thing in virtue of which it is useful or estimable, or the degree in which such a character is possessed; utility; importance; excellence: applied to both persons and things.n. Estimated or attributed worth; appreciation; valuation; esteem; regard.n. The amount of other commodities (commonly represented by money) for which a thing can be exchanged in open market: the ratio in which one thing exchanges against others; the command which one commodity has over others in traffic; in a restricted (and the common popular) sense, the amount of money for which a thing can be sold; price.n. Price equal to the intrinsic worth of a thing; real equivalent.n. Import; precise signification: as, the value of a word or phrase.n. In music, the relative length or duration of a tone signified by a note: as, a half-note has the value of two quarternotes, or four sixteenth-notes; to give a note its full value.n. In painting and the allied arts, relation of one object, part, or atmospheric plane of a picture to the others, with reference to light and shade, the idea of hue being abstracted.n. In mathematics, the special determination of a quantity.n. In biology, grade or rank in classification; valence: as, a group having the value of a family.To estimate the value or worth of; specifically, to rate at a certain price; appraise: as, to value lands or goods.To consider with respect to value, worth, or importance; rate, whether high or low; regard.Specifically, to rate high; have in high esteem; set much by; prize; appreciate; regard; hold in respect or estimation; reflexively, to pride (one's self).To reckon or estimate with respect to number or power; compute; compare (with another person or thing) with respect to price or excellence.To take account of; take into account; hence, to care for; consider as important.To raise to estimation; cause to have value, either real or apparent.To give out or represent as wealthy, or financially sound.To be worth; be equal in worth to; be an equivalent of.