worth

/wɜːθ/

#1,682 of the most-used English words

noun

1. Value.
   "I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please."
2. Merit, excellence.
   "Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged."
3. Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.

adjective

1. Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
   "A painting worth thousands."
2. Deserving of.
   "His friendship is not worth having."
3. (except in Scots) Valuable, worth while.
4. Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
   "This job is hardly worth the effort."

verb

1. (except in set phrases) To be, become, betide.
   "Well worth thee, me friend."