worth

Definitions

1. adjective

   Having a certain value in money.

   Examples

   • How much is your house worth?
   • This old watch is worth a thousand dollars.
2. adjective

   Good enough to deserve something.

   Examples

   • This old car isn't worth fixing any more.
   • The visit to the castle was worth it.
3. adjective

   Worth your time or effort.

   Examples

   • The trip was well worth the effort.
   • It's a worthwhile investment for the future.
4. adjective

   Equal in value to what you give up.

   Examples

   • This job is hardly worth the effort.
   • The reward isn't worth the risk.
5. noun

   The value of something.

   Examples

   • I'll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.
   • They proved their worth as a team.
6. noun

   Good qualities or merit.

   Examples

   • Our new director is a man of great worth.
   • She showed her worth in the first game.
7. noun

   The amount of something that fits a certain period or space.

   Examples

   • This disk can hold eight days' worth of data.
   • They found eight hours' worth of video on the drive.
8. noun

   High rank in society, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • Are they men of any worth or not?
   • They are men of no great worth.
9. verb

   To happen or become, in very old use.

   Examples

   • Woe worth the day.
   • Woe worth the man who crosses me.