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worth

/wɜːθ/
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.

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