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adj. worth a lot of money VERBS be, look | become | remain ADV. extremely, really, very | quite, rather | commercially commercially valuable expertise very useful VERBS be, prove, seem | become | remain | make sb/sth They have skills and qualities which make them highly valuable. | consider sth ADV. eminently, enormously, especially, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, highly, immensely, most, particularly, really, truly, very | increasingly | quite | equally The subject could be equally valuable for scientists. | inherently, intrinsically The Romantics believed that the life of the imagination was intrinsically valuable. | potentially | ecologically, educationally, scientifically, socially ecologically valuable species PREP. as The survey was valuable as an indicator of local opinion. | for Good eyesight is a quality which is extremely valuable for a hunting animal. | to documents that are enormously valuable to historians
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valuable
nouns
help
• There can be no doubt that this sort of help is valuable for teachers.
advice
• The booklet contains valuable advice for new mothers.
information
• The police were contacted by a number of people who had valuable information about the bombings.
experience
• The experience you can gain in a small advertising agency will be very valuable.
contribution
• He made a valuable contribution to our work.
asset
• If you have a good network of contacts, you have a valuable asset.
source
• Fish are a valuable source of protein.
tool
• Exercise is a valuable tool in treating depression.
verbs
prove valuable
(= be valuable for someone )
• This advice was to prove valuable.
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worth a lot of money
valuable
worth a lot of money and expensive to buy:
• a valuable piece of jewellery • The carpet is extremely valuable.
priceless
so valuable that it is impossible to calculate a price:
• a priceless painting by Rembrandt • The statue is priceless.
precious metal/stone
precious metals such as gold, or stones such as diamonds are very rare and expensive:
• Back in ancient times, coins contained precious metals. • The ring was set with dozens of precious stones.
worth a lot/a fortune
informal to be worth a very large amount of money:
• Some rare baseball cards are worth a fortune.
very special and important
precious
very special and important to someone - used about people or things:
• My family have always been precious to me. • His free time was very precious to him. • the place where I kept my most precious things
prized
very special and important to someone, so that they want very much to keep them or obtain them:
• The book was one of his most prized possessions . • The shells are prized for their beauty (= are considered to be very special ) .
treasured
very special and important to someone, especially because it is connected with someone they love:
• the case in which she kept her most treasured possessions • The holiday was now a treasured memory. • a treasured gift from her grandmother
irreplaceable
extremely special and important, especially because it is the only one of its kind:
• The manuscripts are said to be irreplaceable.
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