adj.
- equivalent in value to the sum or item specified.
▸having income or property amounting to a specified sum.
- deserving to be treated or regarded in the way specified.
n.
- the value or merit of someone or something.
▸an amount of a commodity equivalent to a specified sum of money.
- the amount that could be achieved or produced in a specified time.
Phrase
- for all one is worth
informal as energetically or enthusiastically as one can. - for what it is worth
used when offering a suggestion or opinion without making a claim as to its validity.
Etymology
OE w(e)orth (adj. and n.), of Gmc origin.