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Nouns (9)

n. relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

value

n. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"

value

n. an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"

value

n. content of a field, variable or attribute

value

n. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; "he tried to estimate the value of the produce at normal prices"

value, note value, time value

n. (music) the relative duration of a musical note

Verbs (25)

value, rate

v. estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?"; "Gold was rated highly among the Romans"

value, fix the value of, assign a value to

v. fix or determine the value of; assign a value to; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate"

treasure, prize, value, appreciate, hold dear

v. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"

respect, prize, value, esteem, prise, think highly of, think much of

v. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

economic

adj. financially rewarding; "it was no longer economic to keep the factory open"; "have to keep prices high enough to make it economic to continue the service"

economic

adj. of or relating to the science of economics; "economic theory"

economic

adj. of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; "economic growth"; "aspects of social, political, and economical life"

economic, economical

adj. using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time"

Fuzzynyms (135)

coloring, colouring, color, colour

n. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

shade, tincture, tint, tone

n. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

quality

n. an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

import, consequence, moment

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

magnitude

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

good, goodness

n. that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

deservingness, merit, meritoriousness

n. the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

gain, profit

n. the advantageous quality of being beneficial

advantage, vantage

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

significance

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

utility

n. the quality of being of practical use

figure

n. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

feel, sense, pick up, perceive

v. to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

appreciate

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

v. find enjoyable or agreeable; "I like jogging"; "She likes to read Russian novels"

choose, see proper, see fit

v. see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"

desire, want

v. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

love, enjoy, be into

v. get pleasure from; "I love cooking"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

reward, honor, honour, bring honor to, do honor to

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

worship

v. show devotion to (a deity); "Many Hindus worship Shiva"

study, analyze, analyse, examine

v. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"

estimate, gauge, guess, judge, approximate

v. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

assay, analyze chemically

v. analyze (chemical substances)

survey, appraise

v. consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

relish, savor, savour, enjoy, bask in

v. derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

treasure, care for, cherish, hold dear

v. be fond of; be attached to

survey, make a survey of

v. look over in a comprehensively, inspect; "He surveyed his new classmates"

survey, plot a map of

v. plot a map of (land)

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

monetary

adj. relating to or involving money; "monetary rewards"; "he received thanks but no pecuniary compensation for his services"

material, corporeal

adj. having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett

Synonyms (17)

bankable

adj. guaranteed to bring a profit; "without bankable stars the film script aroused no interest"

fat, juicy

adj. lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"

paying, paid, gainful

adj. yielding a fair profit

remunerative, lucrative, money-making

adj. producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

businesslike, methodical

adj. exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business

prompt, expeditious, timesaving

adj. characterized by speed and efficiency

high-octane

adj. used of gasoline; having a high octane number

streamlined

adj. made efficient by stripping off nonessentials; "short streamlined meetings"; "a streamlined hiring process"

underspent

adj. not spending at the normal rate

Antonyms (0)

economic value

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