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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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Recent Examples of worth
That doesn’t include October’s Hurricane Milton, which battered the area, blowing the Teflon roof off the Trop and causing what the city of St. Petersburg has estimated as $55.7 million worth of reconstructive damages.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the company sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of Poppis.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Travelers are surprised that the duffel can hold almost a week’s worth of clothing on its own and relieved that the 19-inch spinner fits seamlessly into the overhead bin every time, even on budget airlines.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Cannon-Brookes has a net worth of $13.9 billion according to Forbes' real-time data.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2024, the company sold more than half a billion dollars’ worth of Poppis.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
Travelers are surprised that the duffel can hold almost a week’s worth of clothing on its own and relieved that the 19-inch spinner fits seamlessly into the overhead bin every time, even on budget airlines.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Cannon-Brookes has a net worth of $13.9 billion according to Forbes' real-time data.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worth
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The clip, which has garnered over 359,000 views, sparked a discussion in the comments and saw other parents share the different food values they were taught while growing up.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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The median home value in ZIP code 63124 was already well above the home values of other expensive ZIP codes, having a median of $804,799 back in February 2020, a time when no other ZIP codes even exceeded $700,000.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Having an emergency fund prevents the need to use credit cards for these costs, which can increase debt if not paid off quickly due to interest.—
Víctor Rosario,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Harden delayed a vote last week that would have opened the door for a borrowing plan to allow CPS to absorb the costs of the underfunded pension fund for municipal workers, mostly CPS employees.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Peer learning and mentorship can provide insights into best practices for wealth accumulation.—
Meredith Moore,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Poulter plays a radically un-self-aware scion of a billionaire family in A24’s absurdist comedy about wealth and privilege (which also stars Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd and Téa Leoni).—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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As aircraft technology improved and planes became larger and safer, new fare classes were introduced, allowing for the democratization of ticket prices and making air travel accessible to all and sundry.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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The firm has a buy rating on the stock and a $200 target price, implying a nearly 76% upside from Wednesday’s close.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2025
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Such efforts can help strengthen the protection of digital assets and customer data while addressing the evolving demands of API security.—
Michael Nicosia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Data protection of organizations’ digital assets and consumer information is one of the critical areas where such collaboration is essential, especially as consumers place more emphasis on their personal data security.—
Michael Nicosia,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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However, she was fired in March 1995 when it was discovered money was missing.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 Mar. 2025
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About a quarter of that money comes from the federal government.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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While still the world's richest man by a lot at about $3.83 billion as of April 2, ahead of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Forbes reported that Musk's fortune dropped about $121 billion from December to the end of March; however, recent upticks in Tesla's stock price have salvaged his net worth.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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That, plus the Brazilian real’s depreciation against the dollar, made a huge dent in Pinheiro Koren de Lima’s fortune.—
Grace Thomas,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Some people plan just a few months ahead, focusing on immediate expenses, while others think decades into the future, prioritizing long-term investments, retirement planning, and strategic capital investing.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Southern Lebanon was the location of much of Israel's recent air and ground campaign against Hezbollah, with parts of the capital Beirut also devastated.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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