valuable

Everyday

1. Valuable means worth a lot of money. tree →
2. Very useful or important: valuable advice, valuable time. tree →
3. (noun, plural) Valuables are small things you own that are worth a lot, like jewellery or phones. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: keep valuables safe, do not leave them in view in a car. In stories: treasure is valuable. In maths and money problems: the more valuable coin. Phrases: "valuable lesson", "valuable time".

Examples

• Gold is valuable. tree →
• Her old ring is very valuable. tree →
• Thank you for your valuable help. tree →
• I learned a valuable lesson. tree →
• Keep your valuables in a locker. tree →
• Which coin is the most valuable? tree →
• Water is more valuable than gold in the desert. tree →
• Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls. tree →

Note

Opposite: worthless. Trap: "invaluable" means extremely valuable, not "not valuable". Spelling: value → valuable (drop the e).

In Jewish tradition

Used in everyday life and safety: keep valuables safe, do not leave them in view in a car. In stories: treasure is valuable. In maths and money problems: the more valuable coin. Phrases: "valuable lesson", "valuable time".

Examples

• Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Opposite: worthless. Trap: "invaluable" means extremely valuable, not "not valuable". Spelling: value → valuable (drop the e).