Tra từ worth - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

worth [worth worths] adjective, noun BrE [wɜːθ] NAmE [wɜːrθ]
adjective not before noun (used like a preposition, followed by a noun, pronoun or number, or by the -ing form of a verb)
1. ~ sth having a value in money, etc
• Our house is worth about £100 000.
• How much is this painting worth?
•to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune (= a lot of money)
•It isn't worth much.
•If you answer this question correctly, it's worth five points.
2. used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc.
•~ sth The museum is certainly worth a visit.
•~ doing sth This idea is well worth considering.
•It's worth making an appointment before you go.
3. ~ sth/doing sth important, good or enjoyable enough to make sb feel satisfied, especially when difficulty or effort is involved
• Was it worth the effort?
• The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved.
•The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it.
•The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny.
see also ↑worthwhile
4. ~ sth (of a person)having money and possessions of a particular value
•He's worth £10 million.
more at a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush at ↑bird, more than your job's worth (to do sth) at ↑job

Word Origin:
Old English w(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert.

Synonyms:
price
cost • value • expense • worth
These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.
price • the amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service: ▪ house prices ◇ ▪ How much are these? They don't have a price on them. ◇ ▪ I can't afford it ▪ at that price ▪.
cost • the amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth: ▪ A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
value • how much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged: ▪ The winner will receive a prize ▪ to the value of ▪ £1 000.
Especially in British English, value can also mean how much sth is worth compared with its price: ▪ This restaurant is excellent value ▪ (= is worth the money it costs) ▪.
price, cost or value?
The price is what sb asks you to pay for an item or service: ▪ to ask/charge a high price ◇ to ask/charge a high cost/value. Obtaining or achieving sth may have a cost; the value of sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it: ▪ house prices ◇ ▪ the cost of moving house ◇ ▪ The house now has a market value of one million pounds.
expense • the money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money: ▪ The garden was transformed ▪ at great expense ▪. ◇ ▪ Running a car is a big expense.
worth • the financial value of sb/sth: ▪ He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth.
the high price/cost/value
the real/true price/cost/value/worth
to put/set a price/value on sth
to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
to cut the price/cost

Example Bank:
•It's so unimportant it's hardly worth mentioning.
•Most of the candidates were not considered worth interviewing.
•This book is well worth reading.
•This order is potentially worth millions of pounds to the company.
•It isn't worth much.
•Our house is worth about $300 000.
•to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune
Idioms: ↑for all it is worth ▪ ↑for what it's worth ▪ ↑not worth the candle ▪ ↑not worth the paper it's written on ▪ ↑worth its salt ▪ ↑worth its weight in gold ▪ ↑worth somebody's while

noun uncountable
1. ten dollars', £40, etc. ~ of sth an amount of sth that has the value mentioned
•The winner will receive ten pounds' worth of books.
•a dollar's worth of change
2. a week's, month's, etc. ~ of sth an amount of sth that lasts a week, etc.
3. the financial, practical or moral value of sb/sth
•Their contribution was of great worth.
•The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth.
•A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth (= show how good they are).
•a personal net worth of $10 million
see put in your two cents' worth at ↑cent _n., get your money's worth at ↑money

Word Origin:
Old English w(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert.

Example Bank:
•Asking for advice from people affirms their personal worth.
•Can you give me some estimate of its worth?
•Cutting out the debts will increase your net worth.
•He never contributed anything of worth to the conversation.
•I only found out its real worth when I tried to buy another one.
•She has no sense of her own worth.
•She knows her own worth.
•Some experts doubt the economic worth of the project.
•Study has an intrinsic worth, as well as helping you achieve your goals.
•The emergency lighting has proved its worth this year.
•The insurance company agreed to pay the car's current market worth.
•They are looking for a new sales manager of proven worth.
•They don't appreciate her at her real worth.
•This necklace isn't worth anything in money terms, but its worth to me is incalculable.
•A good job interview should help candidates prove their worth.
•He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
•The children here quickly gain a sense of their own worth.