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wants and enjoyments, and may be universally made use of, without possessing exchangeable value. M'Culloch. Value is the power to command commodities generally. A. L. Chapin (Johnson's Cys.). Value is the generic term which expresses power in exchange. F. A. Walker. His design was not to pay him the value of his pictur…

Highly regarded; esteemed; prized; as, a valued contributor; a valued friend. Valued policy. See under Policy.

A policy in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified; -- opposed to open policy.

nsured, in case of total loss, the full amount of the insurance, regardless of the actual value of the property at the time of the loss.

Being of no value; having no worth.

One who values; an appraiser.

To undervalue; to depreciate. Shak.

To put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with another thing. W. Taylor.

Inestimable. [R.] Drayton.

To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue. But for I am so young, I dread my work Wot be misvalued both of old and young. W. Browne.

To exceed in value. Boyle.

To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To overvalue human power." Holyday.

iven sum at the date on which this is to be paid; thus, interest being at 6%, the present value of $106 due one year hence is $100.

To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to depreciate.

One who undervalues.

Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered; disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate. "Unvalued persons." Shak.

A place for hiding or preserving articles of value. Cowell.

o distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.

Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "Men of account." Pope. "To turn to account." Shak. Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account. -- In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept. -- On account of, for t…

rmity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy. The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. Reid. The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. Lardner.…