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valuable

valuable

44 2.8
Things worth a lot of money, like jewelry or important papers
  • noun
  • /ˈvæljuːəbl/
translation icon : objeto de valor
  • Hector stands beside Lucinnius, who is counting out coins and other valuables on his table.
  • other valuables
  • kinds of valuables
  • give valuables

I mean, the most valuable I I don't know, but I can give you one or two very valuables, you know, You know, get over yourself.

Examples

  • Have you any stocks and bonds, real estate, valuables of any kind?

  • The hotel offers a secure storage option for your valuables while you explore the city.

  • You needs all your valuables to sell for that tax money.

  • Plus all kinds of other valuables we'll get around to.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You got any valuables in that suitcase?

  • Students carried all of their valuables in their carry-on bags.

    Academic text (2003)
  • A sign on the wall of the car warned passengers to guard their valuables against pickpockets.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We do have in-room safes for any valuables that you may have.

  • As their executor, I keep all that stuff in the office... along with some of the smaller valuables, till after probate.

  • It is important to keep your valuables in a safe place to protect them from theft.

Synonyms

precious item
vsvaluable
1 3.0

Something people keep safe because it is worth money or has special meaning

is more general, applying to important objects whether cherished or not
valuables
vsvaluable
2.0

Things like money or jewellery that are worth a lot to someone

is narrower, focusing on small objects instead of general listed possessions
assets
vsvaluable
3.0

Valuable things a person or company owns, like money and buildings

refers to small personal objects, not broad property or organizational holdings

Antonyms

298 3.0

Has no value or use

Compounds

A player who helps their team most during a season and wins an award

An idea or fact that helps you understand and solve a problem

A player people choose as the best or most important in a competition

How Valuable

a Jew's eye
  • Slur
9.9
valuable
44 2.8
cheapo
  • Informal
1 6.1
junk
373 1.1

Surface Forms

valuable singular
valuables plural

Morphology

valuable = valuable (transparent) = value + able

The noun is a straightforward conversion from the adjective 'valuable', and the adjective itself is transparently built from 'value' + '-able'.

Etymology

Valuables is the plural form of valuable, coming from the same Latin root valere, which means 'to be worth'. So valuables are simply 'things of worth' — small items people keep safe because they are worth money or are important to them.