face value
The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
ADJ
high, low
The house has a low value because it needs expensive repairs.
full, total | real, true
nominal
The bond had a nominal value of $100 when it was first issued.
face
The ticket's face value is $50, but people are paying twice that much on the resale market.
residual
When you sell your old car, it usually has only a small residual value.
resale
A new kitchen will increase the resale value of your house significantly.
VERB + VALUE
place, put, set
She places great value on honesty and kindness in all her relationships.
add | increase, raise
double, triple, etc.
The property doubled in value after they renovated the kitchen and added a new bathroom.
lower, reduce
hold, keep
Antique furniture can keep its value for many years if you take good care of it.
calculate, work out
VALUE + VERB
double, triple, etc. | appreciate, go up, increase | decrease, depreciate, fall, go down
PREP
in ~
My old comic books have increased in value since I was a child.
to the ~ of
The company donated medical equipment to the value of fifty thousand dollars to the local hospital.
PHRASES
an increase/a rise in value, a drop/fall/reduction in value
ADJ
excellent, good, great, outstanding | poor
PHRASES
value for money
The budget airline offers excellent value for money on short European flights.
ADJ
enormous, great, high, immense, incalculable, tremendous
doubtful, dubious, limited, low
The advice he gave me had limited value since it didn't address my actual problem.
lasting | main, real, true | practical, sentimental, symbolic
VERB + VALUE
have
This old photograph has great value to our family because it shows our grandparents.
attach, place, put, set
They put great value on honesty and trust in their family relationships.
VALUE + VERB
be, lie
The true value of learning a language lies in being able to communicate with people from different cultures.
PREP
of ~
The old painting turned out to be of considerable value to the museum.
~ to
Having a good dictionary is of great value to anyone learning English.
ADJ
dominant
Hard work and honesty remain the dominant values in her family.
conservative, conventional, traditional
common, shared, universal
Many families believe that honesty and respect are universal values worth teaching to children.
human
aesthetic, cultural, educational, ethical, moral, political, social, spiritual
The school teaches children about social values like kindness and honesty from an early age.
family
My grandparents taught us to respect family values like honesty and kindness.
middle-class, Victorian, Western
parental
Many teenagers eventually understand the importance of the parental values their parents tried to teach them.
democratic, liberal
QUANT
set
My family has a different set of values than my friends do.
VERB + VALUE
have, hold
My grandmother has strong values about honesty and hard work that shaped our whole family.
cherish, encourage, foster
My parents always encouraged the values of honesty and hard work in our family.
hold onto, preserve
My grandparents hold onto old-fashioned values even though the world has changed so much.
VALUE + NOUN
system
Different cultures often have completely different value systems that shape how people live.
ADV
officially
PREP
at
The old painting was valued at around $50,000 by the expert.
ADV
greatly, highly, particularly | increasingly | positively
negatively
Manual labor jobs are often negatively valued by society compared to office positions.
rightly
Many people rightly value their health more than material possessions.
socially
Parents are socially valued for the important work they do raising children.
VERB + VALUE
learn to
She learned to value her grandmother's advice after making several mistakes at work.
PREP
as
I've always valued my teacher as a mentor who helped shape my career path.
for
My teacher appreciated me for my hard work and dedication to the project.