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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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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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Current law does not permit additional jail time for stealing more than $50,000 worth of property.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
The trend will probably persist: Younger people are significantly more likely than older ones to report skipping meals, choosing instead to cobble together a day’s worth of sustenance piece by piece, away from the table.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
Trump proposed sweeping tariffs on all $3 trillion worth of imports into the United States, including a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from other nations.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
In July, Puerto Rico police seized $4.6 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat near the western coastal town of Rincon.
—CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
The trend will probably persist: Younger people are significantly more likely than older ones to report skipping meals, choosing instead to cobble together a day’s worth of sustenance piece by piece, away from the table.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024
Trump proposed sweeping tariffs on all $3 trillion worth of imports into the United States, including a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports from other nations.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
In July, Puerto Rico police seized $4.6 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat near the western coastal town of Rincon.
—CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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