adj
valuable
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adj
1
Worth a lot of money.
"The painting turned out to be far more valuable than they expected."
2
Extremely useful or important.
"Her advice was valuable during the negotiation."
noun
1
A personal item of significant monetary worth, such as jewellery (usually plural: "valuables").
"Please lock your valuables in the hotel safe."
How to Use Valuable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWorth a lot — either in money or in usefulness.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
valuable lesson
valuable advice
lock up your valuables
Word Forms
more valuable comparative, valuables plural, most valuable superlative
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Etymology
From "value" + the adjective-forming suffix "-able".