worth

noun

ˈwərth How to pronounce worth (audio)
Definition of worthnext
1
as in value
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities money alone cannot determine the true worth of some things

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2
as in cost
the amount of money for which something will find a buyer one surefire way to determine the actual worth of a painting is to sell it at auction

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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property the entrepreneur's worth is well over 100 million dollars

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Recent Examples of worth Since negotiations stalled Friday, the US has imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Canada on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% percent on around $20 billion worth of US products, in an expanding trade war between the erstwhile allies. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The tariffs account for $20 billion of the $382 billion worth of products Americans bought from Canada last year and cover a wide array of goods. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026 And don’t allow someone else’s choices to become a referendum on your worth. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worth
  1. value
  2. cost
  3. wealth
  4. price
  5. assets
  6. money
  7. fortune
  8. capital
Noun
  • Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO Doug Kreulen said Parton’s life exemplified the values the airport seeks to nurture.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2026
  • While several major Wall Street financial institutions are set to report their earnings this week, analysts told CNBC that the market is currently more focused on tech stocks, which now need to prove their value.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Theoretically, Newcastle had decent capacity to bring in a forward from both a Premier League squad cost ratio (SCR) and a UEFA financial rules perspective.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • Institutional investors still seem to see growth opportunities, even if some sovereign wealth funds show signs of potential pullbacks.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Japan’s royal succession depends on a archaic and highly contested law, despite a wealth of women who would be eligible to rule under different circumstances.
    — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Taiwanese households have a much larger financial cushion than their Korean counterparts, with net financial assets totaling five times GDP, compared to just one times GDP in Korea.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Summary Credit bidding allows judgment creditors to acquire debtor assets at judicial sales by bidding a portion of their outstanding judgment, rather than cash.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Celebrity has always been commercial, and famous people have always converted attention into money.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For one, California’s program has that annual cap on the total amount of money that can be awarded as production incentives, a limit that does not exist in other states and countries.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of money
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  • Nvidia doubled its revenue and profit year-over-year in its second quarter, and forecast sales in the current quarter that topped analyst estimates, as red-hot demand for its AI chips continues to bolster the company’s fortunes.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Along the way, Parton cultivated an international business reputation and a vast fortune that Forbes pegs at $450 million.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Drivers in the Iranian capital of Tehran are experiencing long lines at gas stations and temporary fuel shortages, according to Iranian news agencies, although authorities have insisted the overall fuel supply chain remains stable.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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