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worth adjective [ wəːθ ]

• equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.
• "jewellery worth £450 was taken"
• sufficiently good, important, or interesting to be treated or regarded in the way specified.
• "the museums in the district are well worth a visit"

worth noun

• the level at which someone or something deserves to be valued or rated.
• "they had to listen to every piece of gossip and judge its worth"
• the amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
• "the companies have debts greater than two years' worth of their sales"
Origin: Old English w(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert .

for all someone is worth

• as energetically or enthusiastically as someone can.
"he thumps the drums for all he's worth"

for what it is worth

• used to emphasize that one is offering a suggestion or opinion without making a claim to its validity.
"for what it's worth, she's very highly thought of abroad"



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