American English
/wɚθ/
One syllable.
Having a value of a particular amount of money.
Practice out loudHaving a value of a particular amount of money.
The painting is worth $2,000.
This old phone is not worth much.
Worth tells you the value; cost tells you the price you pay.
worth a fortune
[something] is worth [an amount of money]
[something] is worth more than [something]
Being useful or good enough to justify the time, money, or effort used.
The museum is worth visiting.
Is this book worth reading?
After worth, use a thing or an -ing verb: worth the money, worth seeing. Say worth seeing, not worth to see.
worth the effort · worth the money
[something] is worth doing
it is worth doing [something]
The money value of a person or thing.
The company's worth has grown quickly.
They calculated the painting's worth.
net worth
the worth of something
someone's worth
An amount of something that is enough for a particular period or purpose.
We bought a week's worth of food.
She saved three months' worth of rent.
a week's worth of food
a [period]'s worth of [something]
Be good enough to justify the time, money, or effort.
The long drive was worth it.
Used before an opinion or fact that may be useful.
For what it's worth, I liked the first version.
Be worth someone's time or effort.
It may be worth your while to call first.