# valuable

Pronunciation: say "VAL-yoo-uh-buhl" /ˈvælju(ə)bl̩/

## Adjective

1. Worth a great deal of money, or highly useful and important.
   - Simple: Worth a lot of money, or very useful and important.
   - _The painting proved valuable enough to fund the museum's new wing._
   - _Her advice was valuable to everyone working on the project._
3. Worthy of esteem and respect; held in high regard.
   - Simple: Deserving respect and admiration because of being good or important.
   - _The committee considered her a valuable colleague whose judgment they trusted._
   - _His honesty made him a valuable ally during the long dispute._

## Noun

2. A personal possession, such as jewelry, that has relatively high monetary value.
   - Simple: Something you own, like jewelry, that is worth a lot of money.
   - _Travelers should keep their valuables close in crowded markets._
   - _The insurance form asks you to list each valuable separately, along with its estimated worth._

## Origin

Formed from value combined with the suffix -able.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/valuable (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).