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| abase |
to diminish (something of value) or to place (esp. oneself) in a lower position than another or others; lower; demean. |
| academic |
lacking immediate practical value; theoretical. [1/4 definitions] |
| account |
value or worth. [1/16 definitions] |
| ace |
a playing card that has only one mark. In card games, an ace has either the highest value of all the cards or the lowest. [1/5 definitions] |
| acey-deucy |
a form of backgammon that assigns a special value to a throw of a one or a two. |
| acid test |
a stringent, crucial, or definitive test of value or quality. |
| ad valorem |
of various taxes or customs duties, levied in proportion to the value of goods. |
| advance |
to give or lend (money or items of value) in order to support a project or provide assistance, usually with expectation of repayment or profit. [1/14 definitions] |
| alloy |
something added that lowers quality or value. [1/5 definitions] |
| amount |
the full impact or value; import. [1/4 definitions] |
| amplitude |
in physics, the maximum value of an oscillating quantity. [1/3 definitions] |
| anti |
(informal) a person opposing a particular group, practice, value, or policy. |
| appraisal |
a judgment about the nature, quality, or value of someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| appraise |
to determine the value of; set a price for. [1/2 definitions] |
| appreciate |
to feel the value of something. |
| appreciation |
a feeling of thanks. [3 definitions] |
| assess |
to rate the value of something for taxation; value. [1/3 definitions] |
| avail |
to be useful or profitable to; be of value to. [3 definitions] |
| axiology |
a branch of philosophy that examines the nature of value and various types of values, as in morals, metaphysics, religion, or the like. |
| balance of trade |
the difference in value between a country's total imports and its total exports. |
| base2 |
of little value when compared to something else. [1/2 definitions] |
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