worth meaning

Adjective: worth  wurth

1. Worthy of being treated in a particular way
   "an idea worth considering"
   - deserving 
2. Having a specified value
   "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"

Noun: worth  wurth

1. An indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
   "10 dollars worth of petrol" 
2. The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

Noun: Worth  wurth

1. French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895)
   - Charles Frederick Worth

Derived forms: worths

See also: valuable, worthy

Type of: clothes designer, couturier, designer, fashion designer, indefinite quantity, quality

Antonym: worthlessness

Encyclopedia: Worth, Illinois Worth, Kent Worth, IL Worth Worth, Crawley Worth, MO Worth, Upper Bavaria Worth, West Sussex Worth, Schleswig-Holstein Worth, Missouri Worth, New York

[Business]
AmE / adjective, noun

■ adjective [not before noun] (usually used like a preposition)

1

having a value in money, etc:

The deal is worth about $28 million.

How much is the information worth?

My shares aren't worth much now.

2

used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc:

Their website is worth a look.

This idea is well worth considering.

3

important, good or enjoyable enough to make sb feel satisfied, especially when some difficulty or effort is involved:

I took a salary cut when I changed jobs, but it was worth it.

Running a restaurant was hard work, but worth the effort.

IDIOMS

not worth the paper it's written/printed on (informal)

(used about an agreement or official document) having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would

JOB noun

■ noun [U]

COMPARABLE WORTH, HIGH NET WORTH, NET WORTH, TANGIBLE NET WORTH

1 ten dollars', €40, etc. worth of sth

an amount of sth that has the value mentioned:

$30 million worth of advertising space

2 a week's, month's, etc. worth of sth

an amount of sth that lasts a week, etc:

3 months' worth of stock

3

the financial, practical or moral value of sb/sth:

a personal net worth of $10 million

A good interview should enable candidates to show their worth

(= show how good they are).

• worth it:    Worth while
• comparable worth:    [Business]noun [U] ...
• for all it's worth:    [American idiom]if ...

Examples

More:   Next

1. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2. he kicked and struggled for all he was worth.
3. such a trifling matter is not worth mentioning
4. he is incompetent and not worth keeping on.
5. that painting must be worth a king 's ransom.