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valuable
/ˈvæljəbəl/
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What does valuable mean?
adjective
- Having a great value.
- Estimable; deserving esteem.
noun
- A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvæljəbəl/
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Everybody was frantic over this loss, and two brave yeomen sacrificed their lives in ransacking the burning house seeking that valuable personage.
I persuaded his executor to act, on the chance that the jewel might prove to be a valuable acquisition to the family.
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At any public affair, involving the pride and honor of a prominent family, there must always be a distribution of valuable presents.
From that time I studied at home, where I was a much more valuable economic factor than I had been in school.
This statement opens the way to an interesting and valuable interpretation of the psychological significance of this phenomenon of the mental life.