ETYM Old Fren. value, from valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, from Latin valere to be strong, to be worth. Related to Valiant.
1. The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else; SYN. economic value.
2. The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
3. A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed.
4. An ideal accepted by some individual or group.
5. Relative darkness or lightness of a color.
6. (Music) The relative duration of a musical note; SYN. time value, note value.