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adjective
Etymology: 1in- + value, verb + -able
Date: 1576
valuable beyond estimation ; priceless <providing invaluable assistance> • invaluableness noun • invaluably adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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invaluable — in‧val‧u‧a‧ble [ɪnˈvæljuəbl, jbl ǁ ˈvæljbl] adjective very useful indeed: • The skills of executives are invaluable in dispute resolution. • The reservation service is invaluable to overseas visitors with a limited knowledge of the area. * * … Financial and business terms
Invaluable — In*val u*a*ble, a. Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invaluable — I adjective beyond price, costly, expensive, inaestimabilis, incalculable, incapable of being appraised, inestimable, matchless, of inestimable value, peerless, precious, pretiosissimus, priceless, unequaled, unparalleled, valuable, without price … Law dictionary
invaluable — (adj.) 1570s, above value, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + VALUE (Cf. value) (v.) estimate the worth of + ABLE (Cf. able). It also has been used in a sense without value, worthless (1630s) … Etymology dictionary
invaluable — priceless, precious, valuable, dear, *costly, expensive Antonyms: worthless … New Dictionary of Synonyms
invaluable — [adj] priceless beyond price, costly, dear, expensive, helpful, inestimable, precious, serviceable, valuable; concepts 334,568 Ant. worthless … New thesaurus
invaluable — adj. Que no se puede valuar como corresponde … Diccionario de la lengua española
invaluable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely useful. DERIVATIVES invaluably adverb … English terms dictionary
invaluable — [in val′yo͞o ə bəl] adj. extremely valuable; having value too great to measure; priceless SYN. COSTLY invaluableness n. invaluably adv … English World dictionary
invaluable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb/sth ▪ His knowledge of the area made him invaluable … Collocations dictionary
invaluable — in|val|u|a|ble [ınˈvæljuəbəl, jubəl US ˈvæljubəl] adj extremely useful invaluable to/for ▪ Your advice has been invaluable to us. invaluable in/for (doing) sth ▪ This help was invaluable in focusing my ideas. ▪ The internet is an invaluable… … Dictionary of contemporary English
