worth

worth
I. worth worth 1 [wɜːθ ǁ wɜːrθ] noun [uncountable]
1. the value of something in money:

• The balance sheet will not show the current worth of the company.

• I am willing to buy £100,000 worth of bonds.

2. ten hours' worth/​a week's etc worth of something something that takes ten hours, a week etc to happen or to do:

• You may be faced with two days' worth of maintenance.

• Investors risk losing a few months' worth of interest.

— see also comparable worth, net worth
  [m0] II. worth worth 2 preposition [uncountable]
1. be worth to have a particular value in money:

• What is the publishing group worth?

• The company's assets are worth $70 a share.

• defense contracts worth $10 billion

2. be worth millions/​a fortune informal to be extremely rich:

• Whoever invented the Internet must be worth a fortune.

3. if it is worth doing something, or if something is worth doing, an advantage will be gained by doing it:

• If commission fees are cut any further, it simply won't be worth doing business anymore.

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Ⅰ.
worth UK US /wɜːθ/ adjective [not before noun]
having a particular value: »

The shares are worth 262p.

»

Tax cuts worth $10 billion should give businesses a boost.

owning a particular amount of money: »

As owner of almost 25% of the company, she's worth an estimated $10 billion.

be worth it — Cf. be worth it
be worth doing — Cf. be worth doing
be worth sth — Cf. be worth sth
Ⅱ.
worth UK US /wɜːθ/ noun [U]
the value of something: »

They were forced to sell their shares for one-tenth of their worth.

the amount of something that you can buy with a particular amount of money: $10/€50/£300, etc. worth of sth »

She bought $200 worth of clothes.

See also COMPARABLE WORTH(Cf. ↑comparable worth), NET WORTH(Cf. ↑net worth)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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