1
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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2
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
As a result, Gilroy instead devised a narrative structure for season two that spans four years’ worth of time.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Langone, whose net worth is estimated at about $9.5 billion by Forbes, is a Trump backer whose political contributions have gone mostly to Republicans, including a $500,000 donation last year to the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the company sold more than $3 million worth of coffee, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
If six months’ worth of living expenses seems like a lot, start off small and work your way up to your target sum gradually.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Langone, whose net worth is estimated at about $9.5 billion by Forbes, is a Trump backer whose political contributions have gone mostly to Republicans, including a $500,000 donation last year to the GOP’s Senate Leadership Fund.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
In 2023, the company sold more than $3 million worth of coffee, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
If six months’ worth of living expenses seems like a lot, start off small and work your way up to your target sum gradually.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worth
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Wier initially didn’t receive credit for her connection series in the routine, lowering the start value.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those values stem from her roots as a Black Panther activist and her educational training at Mills College and UC Berkeley.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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But that price and the CPI cost of eggs overall, which was up 5.9% in March, may not accurately reflect the drop in wholesale prices that started in the middle of the month.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The cost of a prosthetic limb is in excess of $3,000 and far beyond his means.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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The roster is filled with veteran and versatile players, especially on offense, and a wealth of young talent on defense.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Finance Council is an invitation-only organization for executives in successful accounting, financial planning and wealth management firms.—
Andrew Collis,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The price of gold climbed to a record high of more than $3,400 per ounce on Monday, extending gains achieved in recent weeks as investors have sought out investments perceived as safe havens.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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So companies were forced to raise prices, and not all of them survived.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
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The dots represented arts organizations, creative businesses, studios, galleries, performance venues, and cultural and historic assets.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the complaint, Aaron asks that neither party be awarded alimony and that both parties' community assets and debts are in accordance with Nevada law.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Youngkin in 2021 raised $2.2 million in contributions, but the millionaire investor bolstered his war chest with $5.5million of his own money, according to the Virginia Department of Elections.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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By juggling school and a job at a lice clinic, one young woman found a way to finance her education Comments Cailin Hawn has worked at a lice clinic for five years in an attempt to make and save money for school.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Galperin is Argentina’s richest person with an $8.7 billion fortune by Forbes’ estimate.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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So integral to the clubs’ fortunes is Champions League participation that their remaining Premier League games have widely been deemed as irrelevancies.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The pilot eventually managed to land the airplane outside Belize City after being forced to circle the airspace between northern Belize and the capital.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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On the other side of the Nile, which runs through the capital, Babakir Khalid, 2 months old, gasped for breath.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worth. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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