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adjective
- 1. considered to be important or beneficial; cherished: "a valued friend"
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The meaning of VALUED is having a value or values especially of a specified kind or number —often used in combination. How to use valued in a sentence.
considered important or good: Her work was highly valued well beyond the academic community. Night staff can feel less valued because they're not seen by the managers that matter. He was called "an extremely proactive and valued member of the top management team."
The adjective valued comes from value, and it essentially means "considered to have value." Your valued possessions may literally be the most expensive items you own, or they may simply be things with sentimental value, like the photo of your grandparents or your dad's old watch.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective valued, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. valued has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. economics and commerce (mid 1500s) mathematics (1830s)
n. 1. An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return. 2. Monetary or material worth: the fluctuating value of gold and silver. 3. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit: the value of an education.
1. held in high regard, esp in respect of merit. a valued customer. 2. considered of great value, and therefore given a high price.
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