the property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility; importance.-worth estimated by any standard of purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the utility and cost of anything.-precise signification; import; as, the value of a word; the value of a legal instrument-esteem; regard.-the relative length or duration of a tone or note, answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [/] has the value of two eighth notes [/].-in an artistical composition, the character of any one part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; -- often used in the plural; as, the values are well given, or well maintained.-valor.-to estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc.-to rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.-to raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either real or apparent; to enhance in value.-to be worth; to be equal to in value.