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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

valuable
    adj 1: having great material or monetary value especially for
           use or exchange; "a valuable diamond" [ant: worthless]
    2: having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good
       and worthful man" [syn: valuable, worthful]
    n 1: something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, a.
   1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are
      useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable
      horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.
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   2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable
      friend; a valuable companion.
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   Valuable consideration (Law), an equivalent or compensation
      having value given for a thing purchased, as money,
      marriage, services, etc. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, n.
   A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small
   thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the
   plural.
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         The food and valuables they offer to the gods. --Tylor.
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Thesaurus Results for Valuable:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

admired, appreciated, beyond price, costly, dear, esteemed, expensive, gainful, golden, good as gold, inestimable, invaluable, of great price, of value, precious, priceless, prized, profitable, remunerative, respected, rewarding, rich, treasured, valued, well-spent, worthwhile, worthy, yielding a return

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