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The correct spelling is worth.
How to pronounce worth
/wɜːθ/
nounIPA: /wɜːθ/
Say it like: Wor-th
The correct spelling is worth. Value. For example: "I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please."
Usage Examples
“I’ll have a dollar's worth of candy, please.”
“Our new director is a man whose worth is well acknowledged.”
“A painting worth thousands.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Value.
- 2.Merit, excellence.
- 3.Wealth, fortune, riches, property, possessions.
adjective
- 1.Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- 2.Deserving of.
- 3.(except in Scots) Valuable, worth while.
- 4.Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.
verb
- 1.(except in set phrases) To be, become, betide.
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