WordNet meanings
View source ↗- Adjective
(often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way
an idea worth considering
the deserving poor
a deserving cause
- Adjective
having a specified value
not worth his salt
worth her weight in gold
an appraisal determined the antique carved chair was worth $900
- Noun
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
10 dollars worth of gasoline
- Noun
the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful
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Wiktionary meanings
View source ↗- Adjectivenot comparable
Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- Adjectivenot comparable
Deserving of.
- Adjectivenot comparableobsolete
Valuable, worthwhile.
- Adjectivenot comparable
Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
- Nouncountableuncountable
Value.
- Noununcountable
Merit, excellence.
- Noununcountable
An amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
- Nounobsoleteuncountable
High social standing, noble rank.
- Verbobsolete
To be, become, betide.
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