Associations to the word «Valuable»

Wiktionary

VALUABLE, adjective. Having a great value.
VALUABLE, adjective. Estimable; deserving esteem
VALUABLE, noun. A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value; — usually used in plural form.
VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, noun. (legal) An equivalent or compensation having value given for a thing purchased, such as money, marriage, services, etc.

Dictionary definition

VALUABLE, noun. Something of value; "all our valuables were stolen".
VALUABLE, adjective. Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond".
VALUABLE, adjective. Having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats