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Definition of Worth
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Worth
The principal which, drawing interest at a given rate, will amount to the given sum at the date on which this is to be paid; thus, interest being at 6%, the present value of $106 due one year hence is $100. To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are equivalent phrases. Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to be exchanged for. Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a good sense. Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to the value of. That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price. Value in respect of moral or personal qualities; excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness; as, a man or magistrate of great worth. Related Definitions:
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Worth Quotations
A book worth reading is worth buying. John Ruskin A picture is worth a thousand words. Napoleon Bonaparte Is anything worth it? Mary Chesnut No one can figure out your worth but you. Pearl Bailey Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James |
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Worth Translations
worth in Afrikaans is waarde worth in Dutch is waarde, gehalte worth in Finnish is arvo worth in French is valeur worth in German is Geltung, Wert, Wert worth in Italian is valore worth in Latin is excellentia, virtus, dignitas worth in Norwegian is verdi worth in Portuguese is valor worth in Spanish is valia |
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