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Collocations for value - noun

1. amount of money that sth is worth

ADJECTIVE

high, low
the high value of the pound
full, total
real, true
average
estimated
monetary
nominal
a share with a nominal value of $50
face
At yesterday's auction an old coin sold for many times more than its face value.
residual
a residual value of 10% of its original cost
resale
Regular servicing will add to the resale value of your car.
rental
market
Use current market values to determine the worth of your assets.
land, property
shareholder

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VERB + value

place, put, set
It's hard to put a value on a company with large assets and turnover but low profits.
add
boost, increase, inflate, raise
They were accused of artificially inflating the value of the company's securities.
maximize
double, triple, etc.
Dramatic developments on the stock market tripled the value of his shares.
diminish, lower, reduce
hold, keep, retain
The piano has held its value.
calculate, determine, estimate, measure, work out
overestimate, underestimate

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value + VERB

double, triple, etc.
appreciate, go up, increase, rise
exceed sth
decline, decrease, depreciate, fall, go down

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PREPOSITION

in value
The land has dropped in value.
to the value of
Paintings to the value of two million euros were stolen last night.

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PHRASES

an increase in value, a rise in value
a drop in value, a fall in value, a reduction in value

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2. how much sth is worth compared with its price

ADJECTIVE

excellent, good, great, outstanding
poor

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VERB + value

deliver, offer, provide
Our products deliver value.

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PHRASES

value for money
Though a little more expensive, the larger model gives better value for money.

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3. importance

ADJECTIVE

enormous, great, high, immense, incalculable, inestimable, tremendous
added
It has an added value for native speakers of English.
doubtful, dubious, limited, low
His published account of his travels is of dubious value to other explorers.
lasting
main, real, true
intrinsic
practical, sentimental, symbolic
aesthetic, entertainment
nutritional, nutritive
the nutritional value of eggs

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VERB + value

have
The stolen necklace only had sentimental value for her.
attach, place, put, set
He places a high value on marriage.
appreciate, realize, recognize, understand
We began to recognize the value of advice from others.
demonstrate, prove, show
a program which demonstrates the value of education
measure
question
Many people question the social value of talk shows.
overestimate, underestimate
You can't underestimate the value of networking.
diminish
enhance
This would greatly enhance the value of the book as a resource for scholars.
emphasize, underline (esp. BrE), underscore (esp. AmE)

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value + VERB

be, lie
The real value of the book lies in its wonderful characterization.

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value + NOUN

judgement
Evolutionary psychology does not make a value judgement about the way we behave.

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PREPOSITION

of value
He didn't say anything of value.
value to
Pottery fragments are of great value to historians.

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4. (values) set of beliefs

ADJECTIVE

dominant
the dominant values of a society
conservative, conventional, traditional
common, shared, universal
What shared values do you have with your friends?
human
aesthetic, cultural, educational, political, social
Christian, ethical, moral, religious, spiritual
We need to be guided by our moral values.
family
The party's election campaign emphasized its belief in family values.
middle-class, Victorian, Western
parental
the rejection of parental values by a child
democratic, liberal

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… OF VALUES

set
a prevailing set of cultural values

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VERB + VALUES

have, hold
They hold very middle-class values.
cherish, encourage, foster, promote
Is it the role of schools to foster spiritual values?
instil/instill
Families adhered to the values instilled by the church.
embody
the principles and values embodied in the Constitution
hold onto, preserve, uphold
a society that has failed to preserve its traditional values
compromise
I won't compromise my artistic values.
share
the cultural values shared by all the ethnic groups

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value + NOUN

system
a common value system

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PHRASES

production values
a movie with high production values

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Collocations for value - verb

ADVERB

greatly, highly, particularly
increasingly
positively
equally
rightly
the fear of losing the independence that they rightly value

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VERB + value

come to, learn to
During my illness I learned to value the ordinary things in life.

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PREPOSITION

as
I value her very highly as a friend.
for
Tulips are valued for their beauty.
He hated to be valued for his looks alone.

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Value is used with these nouns as the object:
asset, contribution, diversity, freedom, friendship, honesty, independence, input, life, privacy, property, stock, work

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