valued

val·ue  (vly)

n.

1. An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else; a fair price or return.

2. Monetary or material worth: the fluctuating value of gold and silver.

3. Worth in usefulness or importance to the possessor; utility or merit: the value of an education.

4. A principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable: "The speech was a summons back to the patrician values of restraint and responsibility" (Jonathan Alter).

5. Precise meaning or import, as of a word.

6. Mathematics An assigned or calculated numerical quantity.

7. Music The relative duration of a tone or rest.

8. The relative darkness or lightness of a color. See Table at color.

9. Linguistics The sound quality of a letter or diphthong.

10. One of a series of specified values: issued a stamp of new value.

tr.v. val·ued, val·u·ing, val·ues

1. To determine or estimate the worth or value of; appraise.

2. To regard highly; esteem. See Synonyms at appreciate.

3. To rate according to relative estimate of worth or desirability; evaluate: valued health above money.

4. To assign a value to (a unit of currency, for example).

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[Middle English, from Old French, from feminine past participle of valoir, to be strong, be worth, from Latin valre; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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valu·er n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	valued - (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind; "triple-valued" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
	2.	valued - held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"; "precious memories" precious worthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

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valued

adjective appreciated, prized, esteemed, highly regarded, loved, dear, treasured, cherished a valued member of the team

Translations

valued [ˈvæljuːd] ADJ [friend, customer] → estimado, apreciado; [contribution] → valioso

valued [ˈvæljuːd] adj

(= appreciated) [customer, colleague, friend] → estimé(e)

(= prized) [commodity, thing] → prisé(e)
Why were spices so highly valued in late 15th-century Europe? → Pourquoi les épices étaient-elles si prisées en Europe à la fin du XVe siècle?
value judgment value judgement (British) n → jugement m de valeur

valued

adj friend → (hoch) geschätzt, lieb; employee → (hoch) geschätzt; contribution → geschätzt; he is a valued colleague → er ist als Kollege hoch geschätzt; as a valued customer → als (ein) geschätzter Kunde; to be valued for something → für etw geschätzt werden

valued [ˈvæljuːd] adj (appreciated) → stimato/a, apprezzato/a, tenuto/a in grande considerazione