/ Dictionary / Index W worth: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: worth Pronunciation: (wûrth), [key] — prep. good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting. having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money: This vase is worth 12 dollars. having property to the value or amount of: They are worth millions. —n. excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem: women of worth. usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose: Your worth to the world is inestimable. value, as in money. a quantity of something of a specified value: ten cents' worth of candy. wealth; riches; property or possessions: net worth. to the utmost: He ran for all he was worth. worth Pronunciation: (wûrth), [key] — v.i. Archaic. to happen or betide: woe worth the day. Worth Pronunciation: (wûrth), [key] — n. a town in NE Illinois. 11,592. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: worth (Thesaurus) wort worthful Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language